by Adena White | Aug 25, 2022 | Education
One of the biggest threats to the child care industry is losing qualified teachers due to low wages. In fact, last summer, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) surveyed 7,500 providers and found that more than half of the respondents...
by admin | Jul 28, 2022 | Education
Access to books is essential to building a reliable resource grid for Arkansas children and families. Realized through a SOAR (Successful Outcomes for Arkansas Readers) grant through the Arkansas Department of Education’s Division of Elementary and Secondary...
by admin | Jul 28, 2022 | Education
Only 35% of Arkansas third-graders met the reading readiness benchmark, according to the 2021-2022 ACT Aspire results. A collaborative effort from the City of Little Rock, the Little Rock School District (LRSD), Rotary Club 99 and other community partners hopes to get...
by Angela Duran | Jun 30, 2022 | Education
While some pre-elementary children of working parents spend their days under the care of grandparents or other relatives, more than half are cared for in licensed child care facilities. So when the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered businesses and closed schools, many...
by Angela Duran | Jun 21, 2022 | Education, Health
Dr. Nikki Edge Dr. Nikki Edge is a professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. She researches factors that influence child social and emotional outcomes and evaluates interventions for high-risk...
by Angela Duran | Jun 1, 2022 | E8 Communities, Education
When American Rescue Plan Funds arrived, Debbie Mize, director of Child Care Aware of Northcentral Arkansas, knew the best way to invest it in Conway County would be to increase the number of quality child care options. The Conway County E8 Community spearheaded a...
