As an early childhood educator, you do vitally important work and deserve to have access to tools that make life easier. Our goal is to make your professional life less stressful, so you can spend more time on your most important work: nurturing young children.
You don’t have to go it alone, spending a lot of effort researching policy handbooks, how to run your business, or a thousand other questions. Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network (WEESSN) has done the legwork to find resources that will save you time and money.
The Support You Need, When You Need It
Cost: $0 Value: Priceless
WEESSN services are funded by public and private dollars. Your investment is your time to work with us.
Any regulated family or group child care program can join—for FREE. One membership is available per program.
Our dedicated coaches have lived experience in early childhood education and program administration, in addition to extensive training and knowledge in business and financial practices.
WEESSN
WEESSN offers FREE bilingual, virtual access to business and financial resources for all family child care and group center programs.
- FREE shared resources, tools, and templates (WISER) including:
- Customizable templates, toolkits, policies, and checklists: budgets, tax tips, marketing, family engagement, and more!
- Group Child Care Center Reference Sheet
- Family Child Care Reference Sheet
- Digital hiring platform
- Discounted purchasing
- Free access when you join WEESSN. Use this link to visit WISER
- Training Opportunities that earn WI Registry credit
- WEESSN monthly newsletters: WEESSN Wrap-Up and Farm to ECE (sample newsletters shown – all past issues are available in WISER)
- Educator Assistance Program (EAP)
- Tax guides and tools for tax preparation specifically designed for child care businesses
- Food Systems and Farm to ECE resources
WEESSN Plus Coaching
WEESSN Plus Coaching provides free support for eligible regulated child care programs. In order to meet your business goals, WEESSN Business Coaches will provide family child care or group center program leaders with guidance over a 12- to 18-month period to help:
- Set and achieve goals
- Develop or update your budget and analyze data to inform decision making
- Update and strengthen policies
- Market your program and manage waitlists
- Learn how to hire qualified employees and retain staff (if applicable)
- Utilize tax resources
- Learn about all the tools and resources available from WECA and other organizations
Eligibility – must meet at least one of these criteria to apply
- Newly regulated programs (less than one year)
- Programs with a change in leadership (less than one year)
- Programs with a 2-Star rating in YoungStar*
- Programs that are not participating in YoungStar*
WEESSN Business Coaches will support you every step of the way with monthly virtual meetings, gathering resources tailored to you, and answering all your questions. You also will receive all other valuable WEESSN benefits, including free professional development, online resources, mental health and wellness support, and newsletters. *Participation in YoungStar is NOT required for WEESSN Plus Coaching
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Who We Are
We are a national leader in early childhood shared services.
Food Systems
Enhance the health, nutrition, and food-related activities of young children and families.
Interested in Starting a Child Care Business?
Get started with pre-licensing here!
In Their Words
“WEESSN gives you the opportunity to be a part of something bigger. They provide updated information about what is happening in the world of early childhood education. Along with organized resources and dedicated staff, they will help you find the information you are looking for at the click of a mouse! WEESSN is definitely a time saver, and I would recommend it to anyone in the early childhood field!”
-Group Child Care Program Coordinator
Connect
Email: weessn@wisconsinearlychildhood.org
p: 800-783-9322 | f: 877-248-7662
This program is funded in part by the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.