by Kelly Hook | Jul 20, 2020 | Best Practices, Membership, Policy, Spotlight, Workforce
Because “small lives get bigger”, our mission at WECA is to advance positive change for children by focusing on the professionals who provide child care for well over 70% of Wisconsin’s children. We truly believe that quality early care and education is fundamental to...
by Paula Drew | Jul 13, 2020 | Advocacy, Best Practices, Policy, Spotlight, Workforce
This post is the third in the series, Uncovering Stories from the Early Care and Education Field During the COVID-19 Pandemic, based on in-depth interviews of child care providers across Wisconsin. Economists and the world’s best neuroscientists agree, early life...
by Paula Drew | Jul 6, 2020 | Advocacy, Best Practices, Workforce
By Paula Drew, Co-Director, Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network This post is the second in the series, Uncovering Stories from the Early Care and Education Field During the COVID-19 Pandemic, based on in-depth interviews of child care providers across...
by Paula Drew | Jun 22, 2020 | Advocacy, Workforce
As the U.S. economy starts a reopening process, the critical need for early care and education is clear. Words like essential and infrastructure are used routinely to describe this field and its utility. At the same time, child care providers are experiencing whiplash...
by Paula Drew | Mar 17, 2020 | Training, Workforce
Wisconsin Shared Education Resources (WISER) is a comprehensive, resource rich platform for Wisconsin child care providers, administrators, educators, trainers, and consultants! Managed by Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA), WISER provides all the tools you...
by Paula Drew | Jan 17, 2020 | Advocacy, Policy, Workforce
By Paula Drew, WEESSN Dane Co. Project Manager Public support has been growing for greater investments in early childhood. The private market of early care and education is failing children, teachers, parents, and employers. While this crisis has been building for...
