by jhilgendorf | Jun 22, 2020 | Advocacy, Workforce
As the U.S. economy starts a reopening process, the critical need for early care and education is clear. Words like essential and infrastructure are used routinely to describe this field and its utility. At the same time, child care providers are experiencing whiplash...
by jhilgendorf | Jun 5, 2020 | Advocacy, Policy, Press Release
The killing of Mr. George Floyd, and the loss of far too many Black and Brown lives, have left the early childhood community and the entire nation anguished and outraged. These premature deaths are a result of the on-going and systematic racism that seeps through...
by jhilgendorf | May 12, 2020 | Advocacy, Policy
By Paula Drew, WEESSN Dane County Project Manager, WECA Faced with a pandemic that has shut down the economy, belief that early care and education (ECE) is essential and not expendable is solidifying across the county. This blog post reviews two recent national...
by jhilgendorf | May 1, 2020 | Advocacy
by Peggy Haack Nearly three decades ago, May 1 became a focal point for a national campaign to raise up the needs of the child care workforce. I was among child care teachers nationwide who chose to meld our voices with those of working people across the globe, and...
by jhilgendorf | Apr 23, 2020 | Advocacy
As a child care provider, you can play an important role in the Census. You are a trusted voice to the families you work with. By supplying information about the Census, you can help your community understand how important and necessary it is. Census 2020 and other...
by jhilgendorf | Mar 31, 2020 | Advocacy
During this time, it’s hard to think about anything besides the pandemic and the immediate effect it is having on our lives. Yet, the Census 2020 will continue and it will affect our lives for decades to come. Experts are already predicting that children younger than...
