by Ruth Schmidt | Nov 23, 2021 | Advocacy, Workforce
We are on the precipice of a timely opportunity in Wisconsin and the United States – an opportunity to completely transform the early care and education landscape through the Build Back Better bill making its way through the U.S. House and Senate. We’re incredibly...
by Jennifer Hilgendorf | Sep 9, 2021 | Workforce
The Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) would like to take a collective pause to thank the tireless efforts of those working in the education field, particularly the early care and education workforce before another pandemic school year starts. During the...
by Grace Reef | May 17, 2021 | Advocacy, Best Practices, Policy, Workforce
by: Grace Reef, Senior Outreach Consultant at Committee for Economic Development (CED) The good news is that the President and Congress are talking about large investments in child care and preschool. Families have long struggled with the cost of child care....
by Paula Drew | Apr 30, 2021 | Advocacy, Workforce
by Paula Drew, WEESSN Co-Director; Peggy Haack, ECE Activist; Amy Schuster, REWARD, Program Director While Worthy Wage Day always invokes a myriad of feelings, 2020 was likely one of our darkest tributes to this cause. With COVID-19 spreading across the state and the...
by Grace Reef | Apr 20, 2021 | Policy, Workforce
by: Grace Reef, Senior Outreach Consultant at Committee for Economic Development (CED) On April 15, Wisconsin received $579.7 million for child care through the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress in March. These funds will be used to help families afford child...
by Jennifer Hilgendorf | Apr 5, 2021 | Advocacy, Provider Spotlight, Workforce
It began with idle small talk at a friend’s party. But that’s always how it begins. “I’m a Realtor, what do you do?” “I’m a teacher.” “Oh, that’s such a rewarding job! My niece is in second grade. What grade do you teach?” “I teach...
