Is my Census information secure?

Yes, your information is secure. By law, the U.S. Census Bureau must keep your information confidential. The Census has the strongest confidentiality guarantees in the federal government. It’s illegal for the U.S. Census Bureau to share your information with other...

Labor Day Office Hours

The office of the Arkansas Early Childhood Association will be closed Monday, Sept. 7 for Labor Day. Any calls or messages will be returned on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Enjoy your holiday, everybody! Be safe! 

New to the profession?

Have you recently hired someone who is new to the profession? Share our welcome booklet with them so they have access to a wealth of resources they may need! Click the image below to take a look. #arkansasece #aeca2020 #teamsbuildingdreams

New: Jobs Page

We are excited to announce a new page on our website that we hope will help with our current Covid situation as well as into the future – a jobs page! You can now submit job opportunities to this page so people all over Arkansas can see what you have to offer....

New Diversity Resources

Our friends at Arkansas Association for Infant Mental Health hosted the webinar ‘Let’s talk: Our role in supporting racial equity in early childhood’ The Yale Child Study Center released this research study brief – ‘Do Early Educators’ Implicit Biases Regarding Sex...

Covid Hotline Information

DCCECE staff have been working at the Arkansas Health and Education Hotline to answer incoming calls from Child Care Centers who are experiencing a COVID related issue. The staff at the hotline are able to guide them through the next steps they need to take when...

Why does the Census matter to children and to me?

The 2020 Census helps decide how much money your community will get for schools, child care and early learning, health insurance and medical care, early intervention and home visiting programs, food assistance, foster care, housing assistance, and public transport....

Why People Love to Work for You – Reason #8

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...

NWAECA Responsive Circle

Our Northwest Arkansas Affiliate have set their first meeting of 2020-2021 and it’s an open invitation to all early childhood educators! Please join them and Josh Routt, LCSW, as we have real conversations virtually using Zoom about the challenges of being early...

Census Update

Have you completed your census form? Only some 57% of Arkansas households have completed the Census, and some communities have much lower response rates. Just a 1% undercount of Arkansans could cost our state nearly $1 billion in federal funding over the next decade....

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