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WECA In The Spotlight
Families are ‘drowning’ as early child care programs face widespread staffing shortages (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Jackson County sees success with efforts to combat child care crisis (Wisconsin Rapids Tribune)
Advocacy group shines spotlight on child care need, potential solutions (Wisconsin Examiner)
Early Childhood Education News
The death of a day care: When a child care center closes, an entire community is affected (The 19th News)
Child care industry struggles with shortage of workers (ABC News)
Why You Can’t Find Child Care: 100,000 Workers Are Missing (The New York Times)
Rural communities need federal child care investments (Center for American Progress)
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association Blog
A hub of first-hand perspectives, calls to action, program and initiative information and other timely updates.Impact Spotlight | Destacamos el impacto (Para español desplácese hacia abajo)
WECA: A Cross-Sector Collaborator When Rachel Peller thinks of WECA, “dot connector” comes to mind. Director of Wisconsin Partners, Rachel has worked alongside WECA for many years and been witness to its work as both a connector of organizations of all kinds and on...
Funding for the Future: Child Care Providers Harness Data for Sustainability | Financiación para el futuro: Los proveedores y las proveedoras de cuidado infantil aprovechan los datos para la sostenibilidad
Chanel Clark, WEESSN Manager of Operations In a recent and heartening development, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced he is directing $170 million to support child care programs. He reiterated this exciting news with us in person at the WECA Conference on Friday,...
‘I was inspired’: WECA Conference | “Me inspiró”: la Conferencia de WECA
‘I was inspired’: WECA Conference draws hundreds for engaging professional development experience (Para español lea más abajo). The WECA Conference provided inspiring sessions, new experiences, and even an amazing surprise during the professional development event’s...
Impact Spotlight | Destacamos el impacto (Para español desplácese hacia abajo)
WECA and WEESSN’s Role in Jackson County’s Child Care Journey Nearly six years ago, Jackson County began an effort to address the area’s lack of affordable child care and the $2.5 million in workforce productivity losses that come as a result of the child care...
WECA thanks Governor Evers for commitment to early care and education in Executive Budget
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association applauds Gov. Tony Evers’ support of early childhood educators and early care and education in his Executive Budget announced in February. The investment is historic for Wisconsin, which has never placed this overwhelming an...
WEESSN anuncia nuevas guías de impuestos para negocios de cuidado infantil
Por: Gary Romano, Civitas Strategies, LLC Encontrar una preparación de impuestos asequible y efectiva ha sido durante mucho tiempo un desafío para quienes proveen cuidado infantil. Como resultado, a menudo pagan más impuestos de lo que deberían. Para abordar este...
WEESSN Announces New Tax Guides for Child Care Businesses
Finding affordable, effective tax preparation has long been a challenge for child care providers. As a result, they often pay more in taxes than they should. To address this issue, Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services (WEESSN), a program of Wisconsin Childhood Association (WECA), is partnering with Civitas Strategies Early Start (CSES) to create a revolutionary new set of tax guides specifically for child care businesses.
‘Best I have ever attended’: WECA Conference educates, inspires
The annual event provided learning opportunities dedicated to enhancing the professional development and growth of Wisconsin’s early childhood workforce through four keynote presentations, 25 live workshops, and 23 on-demand sessions. Topics covered growth and retention of professionals, health and resilience, racial justice, cultural responsivity, leadership, communication strategies, and brain development, among many other timely and relevant topics for the early childhood community.
Child Care: A Public Good Impacting Wisconsinites’ Lives and Livelihood
Wisconsin’s child care system is broken. Residents from all corners of the state experience the challenges of this ailing infrastructure, which was fragile before the pandemic and has worsened significantly since. In light of this reality, Wisconsin Early Childhood Association offers some widely accepted truths.
‘Pride in my profession’: Wisconsin early childhood educator wins national award
Jill Stalker loved to “play school” in the basement when her mom, an educator, brought home extra supplies and books. In fact, it fostered her lifelong dream to become a teacher. The dream continued during college breaks when she worked at Apple Tree Connections, a...