Wisconsin Early Childhood Association Collaborates with CCA For Social Good to Launch Innovative Website to Strengthen Business Practices in Early Childhood Education
WI Early Childhood Professionals have access to over 1,600 online tools and resources that support business success.
MANCHESTER, N.H., Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CCA For Social Good®, a division of CCA Global Partners, and the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, are excited to announce the launch of WISER ECE, an online knowledge hub that offers early childhood education program directors, family child care providers, and teachers access to vital business tools and resources that save time, save money and support high quality early education for children throughout the state.
"We are excited to see the adoption of WISER throughout the state and the positive impact this can have for both children and early education professionals," said Denise Sayer, Vice President of CCA For Social Good, innovator of the shared resources platform. "Wisconsin joins thirty-one states currently using this platform to strengthen the business acumen of early childhood professionals with the goal of increasing the quality of care for children across the state."
The WISER online platform, http://www.WISERECE.org, includes over 1,600 administrative and classroom supports including sample policies and procedures, customizable handbooks, curriculum and classroom tools, health and safety procedure guidance, state regulation information, professional development opportunities and exclusive cost savings programs. The WISER platform also features an exclusive online job board for early education professionals, Wisconsin ECE Jobs, which manages each step of the hiring process from job posting to making the hiring offer. Early childhood professionals have free access to Wisconsin ECE Jobs with their WISER ECE membership.
"With the support of Wisconsin's Department of Children and Families we are able to bring this invaluable set of tools to WI," added Ruth Schmidt, Executive Director, Wisconsin Early Childhood. "These resources offer critical support to all early education professionals that will save valuable time and money; increasing professionalism and business acumen in the field, ultimately creating a lasting impact on the lives of our youngest generation."
For more information on ECE Shared Resources, please contact Erin Holt at [email protected]. For more information on the Wisconsin online platform please contact Ruth Schmidt at [email protected].
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About CCA For Social Good
CCA For Social Good is an operating division of CCA Global Partners, a privately held cooperative helping small businesses thrive for 30 years. CCA For Social Good provides web-based platforms that help thousands of nonprofit organizations and early childhood education (ECE) centers manage the administrative aspect of their organizations. The platforms (integrated password-protected websites) deliver a set of powerful tools and shared resources resulting in more efficient and successful operations. CCA For Social Good puts time and money back in the hands of directors and managers of ECE programs, allowing them to focus where it matters most: on the children in their care. To view a sample platform, please visit http://www.ecesharedresources.com.
About Wisconsin Early Childhood
The Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) works to advance positive change for Wisconsin children by focusing on the professionals who provide them with early care and education. WECA strengthens the capacities of early care professionals through:
SERVICES – higher education scholarship supports, salary supplements, and food reimbursements for family child care providers.
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.
To learn more about WECA visit wisconsinearlychildhood.org.
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