by Ruth Schmidt | Feb 16, 2022 | Advocacy, Best Practices, Policy, Press Release, Workforce
by Ruth Schmidt High-quality, affordable and accessible child care is critical. Wisconsin parents know it, business and community leaders know it and child care professionals know it. With the state legislature’s Joint Finance Committee recent unanimous approval of...
by Paula Drew | Jul 22, 2020 | Advocacy, Best Practices, Policy, Spotlight, Workforce
by Paula Drew, Co-Director, Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network This post is the fourth 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 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 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...
by Peggy Haack | Mar 13, 2019 | Events, Training
by Peggy Haack, WECA Outreach Coordinator Have you seen the internationally acclaimed Reggio Emilia traveling exhibit, The Wonder of Learning, yet? It’s in Madison at the Central Library and the Overture Center for the Arts until May 1, 2019. You don’t want to miss...
