A Message from the WDEC President
By, Mary Jo Hite
Dear WDEC members and friends,
Welcome to the Wisconsin DEC website! If this is your first
time to visit our website, I hope that you will come back often to find out
what is current news for your organization. The WDEC website and newsletter is
designed to provide information and updates to Wisconsin DEC members on issues
that are relevant to professionals working with young children birth to age 5
in Wisconsin.
Share membership information with your colleagues. Encourage
them to join CEC/DEC so they too can receive the great journals and support
from membership. I think that building and maintaining a strong membership is
key to advocating for our profession and for the young children and families we
serve.
Isn’t it amazing how quickly time passes? It seems like just
yesterday this school year was starting and here we are beginning to wrap
things up. Western Dairyland Head Start serves 126 children in full day, full
year programming in Eau Claire and Black River Falls. Children receive
programming in partnerships with licensed child care sites or Head Start
centers. This is model for low-income parents who are working or going to
school. Children benefit from receiving early childhood services on site and fewer
daily transitions.
All the best for a great summer!
Mary Jo
Mary Jo is the Head Start Director for Western Dairyland
E.O.C. serving children in
Eau Claire,
Jackson, Buffalo, and Trempealeau Counties. She can be reached at:
hitewdhs@westerndairyland.org