by mgiles | Aug 9, 2024 | WEESSN, Workforce
‘Audacious Work’: Fostering the Mental Health, Wellness of the ECE Workforce Sylvia Eugenia Ruiz knows working to provide access to mental health services is audacious work – and especially so when ensuring it is culturally responsive to the needs of the Latino/a/x...
by mgiles | Jul 12, 2024 | Provider Spotlight, Spotlight, Uncategorized, Workforce
‘If you’re motivated, you can make a difference’ Heather Murray’s child care advocacy journey really took off after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The owner of a group center in Waunakee, she recounts how Arthouse Preschool stayed open in the face of many...
by mgiles | Jun 19, 2024 | Spotlight, Uncategorized, Workforce
Pastor Dan Lewig has a story to tell about bringing a vision to life in Richland County, a rural area in western Wisconsin. More than 80% of the area’s child care slots have been lost since the start of the pandemic and is a child care desert, meaning there are three...
by mgiles | May 17, 2024 | WEESSN
Education, Respect, Collaboration: The Benefits of Positive Food Environments Positive food environments in early care and education programs should be rooted in education, respect, and collaboration. The result? We empower children and their families to make healthy...
by mgiles | May 16, 2024 | Advocacy, Events, Workforce
A Day Without Child Care: Wisconsin Doesn’t Have to Imagine Challenges persist for providers, parents, and communities What happens to a community when regulated early care and education is no longer available? Over the past decade, Wisconsin residents have started...
