by aeca | Apr 5, 2020 | Guest Bloggers, Team Work
Guest Blogger: Gregg Cooper – AECA President What a mess we are in at this time. With COVID-19 running rampant, things are changing at a daily rate. Then, in my area of the state, a horrific tornado hit Jonesboro, the largest city up here, and did great damage....
by aeca | Apr 3, 2020 | Guest Bloggers, Kristen Valley
My new routine consists of making sure our students and families feel safe, encouraged and supported. Now that schools have closed in Arkansas, our focus has shifted on how we serve our families during this “new normal.” I see it as an opportunity to showcase a...
by aeca | Apr 1, 2020 | Guest Bloggers, Team Work
Guest Blogger: Renee Philpot – Board Member at Large Team work makes the dream work There’s no I in Team Together everyone achieves more. Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much. Over...
by aeca | Mar 21, 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 | Mar 20, 2020 | Announcements
Please visit our dedicated Covid-19 page for all the latest information in AECA’s response to this crisis. Thank you. www.arkansasearlychildhood.org/covid19
by aeca | Mar 16, 2020 | Announcements
Guest Blogger: Jeff Dyer, AECA Executive Director I have had many firsts and new beginnings this past year and the same can be said for our association. In June of last year, I officially retired from a 30-year career in K-12 education and began a new chapter with the...
by aeca | Feb 24, 2020 | Announcements
Want to know what is happening all over Arkansas in the early childhood community? Then check out our new calendar! If you have an event you would like to be added, please send us a message so we can add it to our considerations. Thank you!...
by aeca | Feb 22, 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...
by aeca | Jan 18, 2020 | Geania Dickey, Guest Bloggers
Reason #1: You believe in people from day one. Theodore Roosevelt once said, “The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he [or she] wants done and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” I...
by aeca | Jan 5, 2020 | Guest Bloggers, The Play Coach
You may have come across people sharing what their ‘word of the year’ is. This is a really powerful exercise you can do to totally change the outlook on the next 12 months ahead. I have had a word of the year for the past three years and it really does...
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