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Iowa AEYC offers a variety of programs to help early childhood professionals build their skills and provide high quality education for young children.
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Have you been curious about earning your CDA but don’t know where to start? This is your sign! Check out this video – then email one of our CDA Navigators at cda@iowaaeyc.org to get started!
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While Spring Institute is still 3.5 months out, we wanted to share our registration rates for this year. We have an exciting speaker lineup to look forward to! Professionals from across the early care and education field will learn impactful information that they’ll be able to implement their programs right away. Our entry-level membership is only $30, so be sure to become a member soon to get the best price for our Institute! For more information about our 2025 Spring Institute, you can visit our website: iowaaeyc.org/events/spring-institute/
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The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) wants to hear from you! Take their survey today about your experience in the ECE field to be entered to win a $100 gift card.
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With the start of session yesterday, we’re especially looking forward to our upcoming Advocacy PEG training! In this training, John Wilson (President of Kansas Action for Children) and Kate Walton (Lobbyist from Eide & Walton) will discuss how policy can be shaped by anyone when legislators hear directly from YOU. For more information on this event and how to register, check out the event page!
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Special Delivery: Part 2!
In case you didn’t see earlier this week, our WAGE$ team recently went out across the state to deliver “checks” detailing how much total money individuals at programs had been rewarded since WAGE$ went statewide!
Here are proud staff from A to Z Learning Center in Cedar Falls, Ann W. Wickman Child Development Center, Cedar Valley Preschool and Child Care Center, Collins Aerospace Day Academy, Hand in Hand-35th, Hand in Hand-Tower Lane, Linn County Child Development Center, Montessori System Schools, and Stepping Stones Early Learning Center, all showcasing their “checks.” We are proud to serve Iowa’s early care and education workforce in this way!
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We are proud to publish, on behalf of the Iowa Child Care Coalition, our 2025 Legislative Priorities! ICCC was formed to more strategically address Iowa’s child care crisis. The Coalition, through nonpartisan legislative recommendations, seeks to increase access, affordability, and quality of child care while increasing the stability of the child care workforce across Iowa.
The coalition members, along with our statewide partners, look forward to supporting these recommendations to create a more accessible, affordable, high-quality child care system sustained by a professional, competitive, and compensated workforce.
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We are HIRING!
Iowa AEYC is seeking a highly skilled and organized candidate to serve as our Controller. For the full job description and how to apply, please visit iowaaeyc.org/about-us/employment/
Please share this post with anyone you think may be interested!
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Our very first in-person PEG meeting is happening TOMORROW in Davenport! Come make sensory bins and tubes with us at no cost! Please RSVP at the link in the event.
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Special Delivery: Part 1!
Our WAGE$ team recently went out across the state to deliver “checks” to programs detailing how much money individuals at their center had been rewarded since WAGE$ went statewide!
We visited so many programs we can’t fit them all in one post, but for now, here are proud staff from 4Cs Home Ties, Albia Preschool and Daycare, Carroll Area Child Care Center & Preschool, College Community, Exploration & Learning Station, Hand in Hand-Barrington, Kids World Daycare and Preschool, Lionheart Early Learning, and Purple Bloom School. Stay tuned for part two!
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Love this! We got our check in the mail today ❤️
Terrific!
We had a number of CDA candidates who rounded out the new year with a new CDA Credential under their belt! Congratulations to Donnel, Kaley, and Emma for all your hard work – we can’t wait to see the difference you make in the lives of young children!
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New year, new legislators, new opportunities to advocate. Come make your voice heard February 12, 2025 at the Iowa State Capitol!
This Day at the Capitol is put on by the Iowa Child Care Coalition, which through nonpartisan legislative recommendations, seeks to increase access, affordability, and quality of child care while increasing the stability of the child care workforce across Iowa.
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As 2024 winds to a close, we’re excited to publish our 2024 Impact Report! This report details critical data and information about our programs, activities, and financial condition that contribute to our vision: that each and every child thrives and learns in a society dedicated to ensuring all children reach their full potential. We can’t wait for you to read it!
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It would be so amazing to see some tax benefits for centers! The property taxes for large centers are so awful!
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