by mgiles | 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 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 | Jan 22, 2024 | Spotlight, Uncategorized
A Key Research Partner and Advocate For at least two decades, professor and researcher Laura Dresser has worked together with WECA to advance studies and public policy that elevate the importance of increased compensation for the early childhood workforce. “WECA is...
by Julie Giles | Mar 16, 2022 | Food Program, Uncategorized, Workforce
by Julie Giles, Food Program Specialist At least twice during my time as a family child care provider, we were unsure if the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) would continue. That’s when Wisconsin Early Childhood Association’s Food Program staff sprang...
