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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.
The latest from Iowa AEYC
Save the date.
October 3 & 4.
Prairie Meadows Conference Center, Altoona.
More details to come😉
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We’ve had so many CDA candidates earn their Credentials recently and we are so proud of them! Congratulations to Megan, Grace, Madison, Monica, Sara, and Kelley for accomplishing this incredible feat!
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THANK YOU for participating in Day Without Child Care yesterday!
We saw so many photos, posts, and comments about your experiences and we loved how you all chose to advocate for young children, families, the workforce, and the early care and education profession, including this one from our own staff. Your voice made a difference yesterday and we are grateful for your advocacy!
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TODAY’S THE DAY. Day Without Child Care.
Comment below if your program is participating in Day Without Child Care using our toolkit!
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Little Explorers Family Child Care participated! Thanks for the toolkit!
Def want one of those shirts 🙈
That shirt!! Love it
Today, May 9, is Provider Appreciation Day! Today is a day to celebrate all the critical work that early care and education providers do on a day-to-day basis. We are so grateful for all the providers out their who make a difference in the lives of young children every single day. Please enjoy this thank-you from our Executive Director on behalf of the whole Iowa AEYC team!
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📣Calling all Head Start parents, previous students and caregivers! 👨👩👧👦Head Start has impacted so many individuals and families over the past 6️⃣0️⃣ years! Let’s unite and lift up⬆ Head Start through sharing how your life has been changed by Head Start. 🎓🎉🏆Share your story through a 20-30 second video or a few sentences and email it to lori.ferris@iowaheadstart.org
#HeadStartWorks #HeadStartStrong #united
Please share this post! @followers
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Another huge shout-out to our Spring Institute sponsors! Without these generous sponsors, the Spring Institute as you know it would not be possible. We are deeply grateful for their contributions!
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In case you missed it at our Spring Institute, we have a full toolkit to help you observe Day Without Child Care and involved your families and communities! Check it out here!
Take Action! – Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children
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Day Without Child Care – May 12, 2025 Iowa AEYC is excited to provide you with resources to observe the annual Day Without Child Care. Envision a world without child care and how that would affect y…0 CommentsComment on Facebook
🌟 Provider Appreciation Week is here! 🌟
At CCR&R, we see firsthand the dedication, love, and hard work that child care providers put into their classrooms every day. You create safe, nurturing spaces where children learn and grow—and that’s truly a Work of Heart! ❤️
Join us this week as we honor and celebrate child care providers leading up to Provider Appreciation Day on May 9!
📢 How can you show appreciation?
💬 Drop a thank you in the comments!
📸 Share a photo or memory with #WorkOfHeart
👏 Tag a provider to show your support!
#ProviderAppreciationDay #ThankAProvider #ChildCareHeroes
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THANK YOU!
For all those who joined as at our Spring Institute last weekend, THANK YOU for coming! We had an incredible time of fun, learning, and networking, all in the name of advancing the early childhood profession. We’re grateful you joined us – it wouldn’t have been the same without you!
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That’s a wrap🎬
We have loved seeing all of your smiling faces today for the last day of our Spring Institute. We can’t believe how quickly the time went!
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Day 1? Success✅
Thanks for coming out to join us, we can’t wait for you to come back tomorrow!
P.S. We accept walk-in registrations, so if these photos look fun and you want to join in, we would love to have you there!
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So amazing! This educators heart is so full tonight!
It was a great day of learning! Thank you for all the planning and preparation for the event! It is appreciated! 🥰
Laura was excellent!! Thank you!
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