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 | May 12, 2020 | Advocacy, Policy
By Paula Drew, WEESSN Dane County Project Manager, WECA Faced with a pandemic that has shut down the economy, belief that early care and education (ECE) is essential and not expendable is solidifying across the county. This blog post reviews two recent national...
by Peggy Haack | May 1, 2020 | Advocacy
by Peggy Haack Nearly three decades ago, May 1 became a focal point for a national campaign to raise up the needs of the child care workforce. I was among child care teachers nationwide who chose to meld our voices with those of working people across the globe, and...
