by | Nov 8, 2022 | Best Practices, WEESSN, Workforce
By Gary Romano, Civitas Strategies, LLC Finding affordable, effective tax preparation has long been a challenge for child care providers. As a result, they often pay more in taxes than they should. To address this issue, Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services...
by Jennifer Hilgendorf | Jun 13, 2022 | Spotlight, WEESSN, Workforce
When Kelly Matthews first attended the National Shared Services Technical Conference in 2017, it was purely an information-gathering opportunity. In 2022, Kelly and seven other Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network (WEESSN) staff members attended to...
by Jennifer Hilgendorf | Dec 13, 2021 | Food Program, Policy, Spotlight, WEESSN
Good Food for All. That was the goal – and it was achieved. This recent 12-week pilot program assisted families in the Madison and Milwaukee areas with receiving a weekly stock of fresh produce. The initiative was truly a special tribute to the power of innovative...
by Jennifer Hilgendorf | Sep 28, 2021 | WEESSN
The Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network (WEESSN) is a fast-growing alliance of over 135 early care and education programs (center-based and family child care homes) across Southern Wisconsin. This network launched with two rural ECE programs in January...
by Paula Drew | Jul 27, 2021 | Press Release, WEESSN
The Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network (WEESSN), connecting center-based and family child care programs together to collaboratively tackle challenges that face the sector, is expanding its reach. This network has been active since January of 2019,...
by Jennifer Hilgendorf | Mar 11, 2021 | Best Practices, Food Program, WEESSN
by JoAnn Hayden, Food Program Area Coordinator, WEESSN Program Coach, and Amanda Bee, Farm to Early Care and Education Coordinator, The Parenting Place. It has been a long-standing dream for Farm to Early Care and Education to explore ways for child care providers to...