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About WECA

Quality early care and education is fundamental to creating a better world. WECA works to advance positive change for children by focusing on the professionals who provide child care for well over 70% of Wisconsin's children.

WECA strengthens the capacities of child care professionals through:

  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT for child care providers. New discoveries on brain development and social-emotional learning call for new approaches. Through workshops, an annual conference, a statewide member network, and more, WECA helps providers advance their skills.
  • ADVOCACY for policies and programs that support the well-being of children and the early childhood education workforce.
  • COMMUNICATIONS that convey what early childhood professionals do and how valuable their contributions are to families, businesses, our communities, and the world.
  • RESEARCH on the child care workforce that identifies strengths, needs, and strategies for improvement.

 

With high-quality care children do better in school and in life, becoming adults with social and emotional skills that enable them to work, play, and relate well to others. With high-quality care, working parents can feel more confident and productive on the job, knowing that their children are safe and thriving.

Questions: email us at training@wisconsinearlychildhood.org

About WECA

Quality early care and education is fundamental to creating a better world. WECA works to advance positive change for children by focusing on the professionals who provide child care for well over 70% of Wisconsin's children.

WECA strengthens the capacities of child care professionals through:

  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT for child care providers. New discoveries on brain development and social-emotional learning call for new approaches. Through workshops, an annual conference, a statewide member network, and more, WECA helps providers advance their skills.
  • ADVOCACY for policies and programs that support the well-being of children and the early childhood education workforce.
  • COMMUNICATIONS that convey what early childhood professionals do and how valuable their contributions are to families, businesses, our communities, and the world.
  • RESEARCH on the child care workforce that identifies strengths, needs, and strategies for improvement.

 

With high-quality care children do better in school and in life, becoming adults with social and emotional skills that enable them to work, play, and relate well to others. With high-quality care, working parents can feel more confident and productive on the job, knowing that their children are safe and thriving.

Questions: email us at training@wisconsinearlychildhood.org