by aeca | Mar 11, 2024 | Announcements, Conference
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...
by aeca | Mar 11, 2024 | Advocacy, Appreciation, Women's History Month
Happy Womenโs History Month! ๐ฅณ๏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...
by aeca | Mar 8, 2024 | Advocacy, Appreciation, Women's History Month
Happy International Womenโs Day and Womenโs History Month! ๐ฅณ๏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...
by aeca | Mar 5, 2024 | Announcements, T.E.A.C.H.
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhoodยฎ ARKANSAS is currently recruiting for a Scholarship Counselor for the North Central and Northeast counties in Arkansas. The scholarship counselor is responsible for providing ongoing support and counseling to scholars receiving...
by aeca | Mar 1, 2024 | Announcements
Hey yโall! Happy March! Each year, the month of March is set aside as Womenโs History Month, dedicated specifically to honor womenโs contributions in American history. As I think about some of the remarkable women who have influenced the field of early childhood...
by aeca | Feb 6, 2024 | Advocacy, Announcements
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...
by aeca | Feb 1, 2024 | Announcements
Hey yโall! It’s Natasha here, your AECA President! I am so thrilled to share that AECAโs focus for 2024 isโฆ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ: ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ Throughout the upcoming year, we will look at the idea of connections between children, parents and...
by aeca | Jan 19, 2024 | T.E.A.C.H.
AECA invites you to join us in celebrating one of our T.E.A.C.H. graduates โ Amy Butcher๐ฅณ๏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...
by aeca | Jan 15, 2024 | Advocacy, Announcements
Geania is a long-time ECE advocate and immediate past chair of the AECA Public Policy Committee. Geania works part-time at A-State Childhood Services and is the Principal of dot2dot consulting, LLC. Where she works with various organizations in support of...
by aeca | Jan 9, 2024 | Announcements, T.E.A.C.H., WAGE$
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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