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10 days left to get early bird pricing for our conference!

by aeca | Jul 22, 2021 | Conference

Will you be the AECA member who catches this worm?Early bird pricing for members for our 60th Annual Conference ends in just 10 days!Seasons of Change | Hope for Tomorrow is our theme this year and we are excited to say we are back in North Little Rock at the Wyndham...

Time to take action! #solvechildcare

by aeca | Jul 20, 2021 | Announcements

If you are an early childhood professional this is an unmissable opportunity to get your voice heard. We hope you had a chance last week to watch the PBS NewsHour series on child care in America last week. Each segment illustrated the critical need to invest in a...

PBS Newshour: Raising the Future – America’s Child Care Dilemma

by aeca | Jul 12, 2021 | Announcements

Beginning today and airing over the course of this week, PBS NewsHour will broadcast “Raising the Future: America’s Child Care Dilemma,” a five-part series that takes an extensive look at America’s child care crisis. The struggle to find affordable, quality child care...

Hotel Information for AECA Conference

by aeca | Jul 12, 2021 | Conference

For anyone who needs rooms for our AECA conference, we have a block reserved at the Wyndham for Wednesday night, Thursday night and Friday night (20th-22nd). Start your day off with a complimentary full, hot breakfast buffet each morning starting at 6:30am. The hotel...

Conference Early Bird Pricing for Members

by aeca | Jul 9, 2021 | Conference

AECA is excited to return to our in-person conference this year for the 60th anniversary. We will be celebrating Seasons of Change | Hope for Tomorrow. We have planned an exciting conference this year for all of our early childhood friends. One of the highlights of...

Job Opportunity: Teacher Aide/Floater, Bentonville

by aeca | Jul 2, 2021 | Job Opportunities

Organization Name:MY FRIENDS AND ME LEARNING CENTERLocation:BentonvilleJob Title:Teacher Aide/FloaterJob Description:The position is Full-time Teacher Aide/Floater Monday – Friday 7:30 am – 2:30 pm.The position is Part-time Afterschool Aide Monday –...

2021 Conference

by aeca | Jul 2, 2021 | Announcements, Conference

Please visit our Conference page for all the information about our 2021 Conference! Registration is now open. We hope to see you there!

NEW Pine Bluff Affiliate!

by aeca | Jun 25, 2021 | Announcements

We are excited to announce we have a new affiliate! The Pine Bluff Early Childhood Association – PBECA will be serving Arkansas County, Jefferson County, Grant County, and Dallas County – with an emphasis on University of Pine Bluff (UAPB) and Southeast...

AECA 2021 Conference – Save the Date!

by aeca | Jun 23, 2021 | Announcements, Conference

We are so excited to announce the AECA 2021 Conference is coming back to North Little Rock, in person, this October! Our theme this year is ‘Seasons of Change | Hope for Tomorrow’. The conference will be held October 21-23, 2021 at the Wyndham Riverfront....

And that’s a wrap!

by aeca | Jun 22, 2021 | Announcements, Conference

Thank you so much for joining us at our virtual conferences throughout 2020 & 2021! It has certainly been an eventful year and we are so glad we were able to continue to connect with all our members in this way.We are looking forward to planning our next...