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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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ATTENTION AMES AND SURROUNDING AREA RESIDENTS🚨
We have a membership meeting coming your way on Monday! Here’s what attendees from previous membership meetings have had to say😊
“Very informative. ❤”
“This was great! I love to see you in this area. Thanks for all that you do!”
“It was great to connect with other professionals.”
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Will there be any in south central Iowa?
27 days until the updated scale goes into effect😉
Tag someone below who you think should look into our WAGE$ program!The wait is over🎉
We are thrilled to announce an updated WAGE$ scale, effective July 1, 2025! In order to better support you, the workforce behind the workforce, we have increased the supplement amounts for all tiers and levels.
We’re so excited to roll out this change in a few months!
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If you attended our Spring Institute and filled out our evaluation survey, you had a chance to win a free Fall Institute registration! Congratulations to our winner, Mary Lee!
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We may only have our all-staff meetings a few times a year, but we take them seriously! At our all-staff meeting today, our whole staff became CPR/first aid certified after having taken an extensive online course. We wrapped up the certification with training from our very own CPR-certified trainer, Lisa.
We are committed to engaging in regular professional development that will be useful in and out of the work environment.
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A huge “CONGRATULATIONS” is in order!
Over the last few weeks, we have had numerous TEACH recipients graduate with either their Associate’s (10 graduates) or Bachelor’s degrees (6 graduates)!
TEACH recipients often work full time while attending school part time, so for many of these graduates, these degrees are many years in the making. They persevered and now they have proof of their accomplishment: a degree that can never be taken away from them. We are so proud of each and every one of them!
Congratulations, TEACH graduates!
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REMINDER⏰
We are offering a limited number of scholarships to early care and education professionals who wish to attend our Fall Institute. Applications for the scholarship close two weeks from Friday, so be sure to fill one out before the deadline!
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Iowa AEYC will be closed today in observation of Memorial Day. We will open again tomorrow at 8 AM.
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While Week of the Young Child was last month, the fun isn’t over! We had a number of grant recipients from programs across the state who were able to use these grants funds to supplement the activities they offered during Week of the Young Child. Check out these photos from Chaeli’s Child Care, Community Action Agency of Siouxland, Kids World Daycare and Preschool, Sunflower Child Development + Discovery Center, J’s Jumping Beans, and Skip-a-Long Childhood Centers.
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The grant money was put to good use! Thank you IAAEYC for all you do!
Every month, the directors from our 12 ECQuIP Coalition centers meet together to discuss planning, professional development, leadership, and more! Check out these photos from our meeting today!
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Did you know???
Every year, Iowa AEYC accepts nominations from our members for our Fall Institute awards, which are conferred upon exceptional early care and education professionals and advocates.
This year, we have six awards:
✅Children’s Champion
✅Commitment to Young Children
✅Educator of the Year
✅Emerging Leader
✅Family Partnership
✅Influencer
If you are an Iowa AEYC member and you know someone who deserve to be recognized for going above and beyond, be sure to fill out a nomination on our website before June 21: iowaaeyc.org/membership/nominations-awards/
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One of our Membership & Innovation Recruitment & Support Co-Chairs, Kelsey Andersen, has exciting news about our upcoming Membership Meeting in Sioux City!
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I will be there
Our Spring Institute this year was a massive success! Catch us next year at a bigger and even better location😉
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