by Maia Shipley | Feb 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
‘Steady Collaboration’ with WECA: Creative Strategies for Supporting Rock County Child Care Programs Sometimes, small changes can have a big impact, but getting there requires a little extra help. For one family child care owner in Rock County, replacing a rundown...
by Maia Shipley | Nov 7, 2024 | professional development, Uncategorized, WEESSN, Workforce
Escrito por: Alison LaRocca, presidenta y directora ejecutiva de Luminary Evaluation, y Chanel Clark, directora de WEESSN. Para la versión PDF de este blog, haga clic aquí. Un cambio significativo requiere más que ideas o suposiciones: exige trabajo duro,...
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...
by Maia Shipley | 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...
