What’s your story?

AECA has teamed up with The Yarn and A-State Childhood Services to debut our first cohort of storytellers! You will hear stories from three early educators in Arkansas and think about how to identify and craft your stories. Stories have the power to increase...

Workforce Study – It’s Time to Update!

As a valued member of the Arkansas early childhood workforce, we want to make sure that you are aware of the workforce study published by the Research and Evaluation Division at UAMS that is used to help support early childhood professionals like yourself.You should...

AECA Conference 2022

The Arkansas Early Childhood Association is excited to announce our 2022 conference date is now finalized! We will be back at the Wyndham Riverfront in North Little Rock October 12-15. Save the date! More details to come soon!

Welcome to AECA 2022!

We are excited to kick off 2022 with a message from our new president, Shaneil ‘PJ’ Yarbrough! Transcript: Hello, I’m Shaneil ‘PJ’ Yarborough, the incoming president of Arkansas Early Childhood Association. I will assume this role on...

Goodbye to Executive Board Members 2021

Here is a message from outgoing president, Gregg Cooper: Transcript:The old adage is all good things must come to an end. And I’ve come to the end of my tenure here as the president of the Arkansas Early Childhood Association. And I’ve been so blessed to...

SECA Conference Scholarships

This year’s Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA) conference will be available as both an in-person and virtual conference. You can find more information about the conference over on their website. AECA is excited to announce that we have some scholarship...

AECA 2022

We are excited to announce our Executive Board & Staff for 2022! We would like to introduce you to our Executive Board for 2022, featuring new board members:President-Elect, Natasha KileTreasurer, Ronnette HaynesMembers-at-Large, Yusra Abboud, Shamanda Nelson and...

Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. Members of AECA and other Arkansas supporters of early childhood education are transforming children and families across the...

AECA Board Nominations for 2022 are now open!

If you are an AECA member, be sure to check your email for more details or log into the membership site and follow the instructions for voting.https://aeca.wildapricot.org/ Voting begins today and ends 11/24/21. We are excited to announce our new board members shortly...

NWAECA 2022 Board Elections

The Northwest Arkansas Early Childhood Association (NWAECA) board is looking for nominations for their 2022 open positions! This year they have the following positions available: Secretary Member-at-large – Benton County President-Elect (to become President...

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