by Paula Drew | Jul 13, 2020 | Advocacy, Best Practices, Policy, Spotlight, Workforce
This post is the third in the series, Uncovering Stories from the Early Care and Education Field During the COVID-19 Pandemic, based on in-depth interviews of child care providers across Wisconsin. Economists and the world’s best neuroscientists agree, early life...
by Ruth Schmidt | 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 Paula Drew | 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 Paula Drew | Jan 17, 2020 | Advocacy, Policy, Workforce
By Paula Drew, WEESSN Dane Co. Project Manager Public support has been growing for greater investments in early childhood. The private market of early care and education is failing children, teachers, parents, and employers. While this crisis has been building for...
by Paula Drew | Aug 16, 2019 | Advocacy, Policy
By: Paula Drew, WECA Research and Policy Analyst The Wisconsin Early Childhood Association opposes the Public Charge rule changes. The proposed changes to immigration rules punish vulnerable individuals and families who are experiencing economic hardship and who may...
