SECA Conference 2024

AECA had a great time at the SECA conference in Atlanta this past weekend. Amongst these photos there is a special one of Woodie Sue Herlein accepting the Rich Schofield scholarship award. Created in 2005 by the SECA Board of Directors in memory of Rich Scofield, a...

Women’s History Month

Happy Womenโ€™s History Month! ๐Ÿฅณ๏ธ The theme for AECA this year is Linking Hearts and Minds: Early Childhood Connections.  This month we will be celebrating stories from our past presidents about women who who helped shape their experience as early...

Women’s History Month

Happy International Womenโ€™s Day and Womenโ€™s History Month! ๐Ÿฅณ๏ธ The theme for AECA this year is Linking Hearts and Minds: Early Childhood Connections.  This month, the connections that are on my mind are some that have been the most meaningful in my life...

Happy March!

Hey yโ€™all! Happy March! Each year, the month of March is set aside as Womenโ€™s History Month, dedicated specifically to honor womenโ€™s contributions in American history. As I think about some of the remarkable women who have influenced the field of early childhood...

Child Care Assistance Program News!

Dear Early Childhood Workforce Friends, Have you heard the news? The Office of Early Childhood recently announced an opportunity for child care workers in Arkansas to receive tuition waivers for their own children who are enrolled in licensed early childhood programs...

Happy February!

Hey yโ€™all! It’s Natasha here, your AECA President! I am so thrilled to share that AECAโ€™s focus for 2024 isโ€ฆ ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ: ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ Throughout the upcoming year, we will look at the idea of connections between children, parents and...

Celebrating T.E.A.C.H. Scholars!

AECA invites you to join us in celebrating one of our T.E.A.C.H. graduates โ€“ Amy Butcher๐Ÿฅณ๏ธ Amy graduated this past fall with an AAS degree from Arkansas Tech University. Amy says her classroom experience has been enhanced as this degree has helped her to see things...

T.E.A.C.H., WAGE$ and Taxes

With the new year starting, this is a good time to clarify information regarding payments to T.E.A.C.H. and Step Up to WAGE$ recipients, potential tax consequences and the issuance of 1099s. For recipients of T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood scholarships and Step Up to...

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