Happy Holidays & Conference News

As we wrap up 2020, we know it’s been a trying time for each of us, but we also want you to know that the association is here for you. We’ve got lots of things coming up in 2021 as we continue our virtual mini-conferences on Saturdays throughout the year,...

Why People Love to Work for You – Reason #12

In the January/February 1991 issue of Child Care Information Exchange, it’s editor, Roger Neugebauer, wrote and published the article “12 Reasons People Love to Work for You.”  In it, Neugebauer focuses on the practices of directors at childcare centers where...

Take Action Now! #SaveChildCare

🔊 CLICK ON THIS LINK TO TAKE ACTION NOW: https://childcarerelief.org/take-action/📧 Email: bit.ly/SaveChildCareEmail🕊️ Tweet: bit.ly/SaveChildCareTweet☎️ Phone: bit.ly/SaveChildCarePhoneAccording to the Center for American Progress, 61,739 licensed child care slots are...

Urgent call to action! #savechildcare

Dear AECA friends,Conversations around a new COVID-19 relief package are still ongoing and we need your help in contacting members of Congress to ask for increased emergency funding for child care. The current proposal on the table includes only $10 billion for child...

Save Child Care by Calling Congress Today!

On October 1st, the House passed an updated Heroes Act, which provided $50 billion for child care stabilization grants to providers and $7 billion in emergency funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). While this is a positive development,...

Giving Tuesday 2020

Dear AECA supporters,Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. Our members and early childhood supporters are transforming children and families across the state every...

Teaching Thanksgiving in a Socially Responsible Way

Anti-bias education is not just doing occasional activities about diversity and fairness topics (although that may be how new anti-bias educators begin). To be effective, anti-bias education works as an underpinning perspective, which permeates everything that happens...

Why People Love to Work for You – Reason #11

In the January/February 1991 issue of Child Care Information Exchange, it’s editor, Roger Neugebauer, wrote and published the article “12 Reasons People Love to Work for You.”  In it, Neugebauer focuses on the practices of directors at childcare centers where...

I Have a Wishing Heart

A message from Melissa Sutton, one of our panel experts from our November conference event who is the Program Coordinator for Conscious Discipline and the BehaviorHelp team in Arkansas:During times of uncertainty, it’s helpful to remember that children may be...

AECA Survey

I am asking for you to PLEASE take 10-15 minutes to complete a survey.As your president, it is important to me for your association to serve you in the best possible way. We have developed the survey to provide EACH member an opportunity to share their challenges and...

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