by Maia Shipley | Mar 25, 2025 | Spotlight, Uncategorized
Bay Area Workforce Development Board (Bay Area WDB) knows high-quality early care, and education and support for child care providers enriches entire communities. When the opportunity to partner with Wisconsin Early Childhood Association developed, it represented one...
by Maia Shipley | Dec 5, 2024 | Spotlight, WEESSN, Workforce
When Victoria, an early educator, thinks about the future for young children, the importance of experiencing nature is top of mind. From northeast Wisconsin, Victoria is passionate about the research that shows designing outdoor environments substantially contributes...
by Maia Shipley | Oct 17, 2024 | Conference, Events, Spotlight
Early childhood education is a calling. Throughout early educators’ careers, they create an environment that encourages children’s positivity, belonging, and success – now and long into the future. That was the message Saturday keynote speaker Dr. Anthony Broughton,...
by Maia Shipley | Sep 20, 2024 | Events, Spotlight, T.E.A.C.H., Uncategorized, Workforce
Paving the Way for Success: Celebrating 25 Years of T.E.A.C.H. When Brooke Goudreau was 17 years old, she wasn’t sure what she wanted to be “when she grew up,” but she already had started working in early care and education. She certainly knew she wanted to make a...
by Maia Shipley | 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 Maia Shipley | 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...
