by aeca | May 4, 2020 | Appreciation
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! We thank you each and every day, but even more so in these unknown times. You have had to scramble to reorganize your teaching and you have done it with heart, positivity and hard work! đź‘Ź We appreciate you! Share this...
by aeca | May 2, 2020 | Announcements
In the state of Arkansas, there are around 2,000 child care providers, but because of coronavirus repercussions, only about half are still open. In order to combat common issues like declining enrollment and a lack of access to cleaning supplies, medical equipment and...
by aeca | May 1, 2020 | Guest Bloggers, Team Work, The Play Coach
Guest Blogger: Emma Tempest – AECA VP of Communications You and your brain = the imperfectly perfect team There has been so much discussion lately in the world about coming together and working as a team, so I wanted to talk about how team work can sometimes involve...
by aeca | May 1, 2020 | Announcements
By Sarah Campbell-Miller, Arkansas Business Look What I Can Do Learning Center in Brookland (Craighead County) has seen a sharp decline in enrollment, the result of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the EF-3 tornado that tore through the community in late March. Before...
by aeca | Apr 28, 2020 | Announcements
By Max Brantley, Arkansas Times Licensed child care centers that don’t receive state assistance sent out a call for help from the state today. In a news release, the Arkansas Early Childhood Association said about half the state’s 2,000 child care providers...
by aeca | Apr 24, 2020 | Guest Bloggers, Team Work
Guest Blogger: Deborah Dow – River Valley Early Childhood Association President Willingness to Work Together Teamwork is the willingness of a group of people to work together to achieve a common goal or aim. As we have adapted to the recent changes surrounding us, I...
by aeca | Apr 18, 2020 | Geania Dickey, Guest Bloggers
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 teacher...
by aeca | Apr 13, 2020 | Guest Bloggers, Team Work
Guest Blogger: Dee Cox – AECA VP of Membership Teamwork is about “us” not “me” When thinking about teamwork, Henry Ford’s quote, “Teamwork is coming together in the beginning, keeping together is a process and working together is success” describes my experience...
by aeca | Apr 11, 2020 | Guest Bloggers, Team Work
Guest Blogger: Shaneil “PJ” Yarbrough – AECA President Elect A Handful of Matches Mary’s demonstration of one match being easily broken versus a handful of matches being unbreakable made a lasting impression. An early-90s TV movie, “A Mother’s Courage: The...
by aeca | Apr 9, 2020 | Guest Bloggers, Team Work
Guest Blogger: Paul Lazenby – Association Manager for AECA Teamwork is about appreciating the diversity of strengths, talents and personalities represented in your program. Teachers and other child care staff need to feel appreciated for who they are and for the...
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