MADCA http://www.madca.org A Voice for early education and School Age Providers Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:36:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Don’t Miss the 2013 Management and Administration Conference http://www.madca.org/2013/01/28/dont-miss-the-2013-management-and-administration-conference/ http://www.madca.org/2013/01/28/dont-miss-the-2013-management-and-administration-conference/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:27:18 +0000 MADCA http://www.madca.org/?p=343 On Thursday and Friday, March 7-8, MADCA will be holding its annual training conference for program directors, managers and staff who work in the child care field throughout Massachusetts. Join your colleagues for informational workshops, networking and opportunities to meet with a variety of vendors. The highlight of the conference will be our Gala on Thursday evening where we will recognize leaders in our field. Just download the MADCA Conference Brochure 2013 and email it to sharonfmacdonald@MADCA.org.

We will be honoring outstanding leaders in the field of education at the Awards ceremony at the Gala on Thursday night. If you would like to nominate an outstanding leader in the field of early education, school age education or Family Child Care, please download the Leadership Award Nomination Form and return to sharonfmacdonald@MADCA.org by Monday, February 25th.

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]]> http://www.madca.org/2013/01/07/join-us-at-the-state-house/feed/ 0 To Boston We Go! http://www.madca.org/2013/01/07/to-boston-we-go/ http://www.madca.org/2013/01/07/to-boston-we-go/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:40:49 +0000 Sharon http://www.madca.org/?p=311 Hundreds Of Early Education and School Age Child Care providers to meet at the State House for the annual State House Advocay Day,  February 12, 2013.

New Date! Tuesday, March 12, 2013

In roughly two weeks, the Governor will submit his FY ’14 House 1 budget  document. We are more hopeful than usual, as last fall, we worked with  Commissioner Killins to persuade the EEC Board to recommend to the Governor a  $50 Million investment in child care rates and access. Our members have  since sent over 1,000 letters to the Governor asking him to support this budget  ask.
Once the Governor submits his budget, we turn to our friends in the  legislature. Towards that effort, State House Advocacy Day will be  held on Tuesday, March 12. Please save the date and plan to bring staff,  parents, board members, etc.
Please plan on joining us for this informative and energizing day as we hear from Legislators, colleagues and others about the necessity for safe, affordable early education and school age child care in Massachusetts. For more information, email Bill Eddy at billeddy1@aol.com or Sharon Fileccia MacDonald at sfileccia@hotmail.com. Hope to see you on March 12th!
]]> http://www.madca.org/2013/01/07/to-boston-we-go/feed/ 0 Transportation Postcard Campaign is Rolling On http://www.madca.org/2012/09/11/transportation-postcard-campaign-is-rolling-on/ http://www.madca.org/2012/09/11/transportation-postcard-campaign-is-rolling-on/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:38:33 +0000 Sharon http://www.madca.org/?p=239 Thanks to many  parents, teachers and staff throughout the Commonwealth, thousands of postcards have been delivered to Governor Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray and Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo this summer. However, the message wasn’t “Weather’s great. Wish you were here!” Instead, the MADCA postcard campaign delivered a strong message asking for $17 million in order to improve the safety while transporting children to and from child care programs.

MADCA continues to work with legislators and the Administration to support this request, which was proposed by the Board of the Department of Early Education and Care. There’s still time for you to join the campaign! Let us know, and we’ll send you some postcards!

]]> http://www.madca.org/2012/09/11/transportation-postcard-campaign-is-rolling-on/feed/ 0 Important Dates to Remember for MADCA Members http://www.madca.org/2012/08/02/important-dates-to-remember-for-madca-members/ http://www.madca.org/2012/08/02/important-dates-to-remember-for-madca-members/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:30:50 +0000 MADCA http://www.madca.org/?p=215 In July, the newly elected MADCA board set dates for the upcoming year.

The 2012 fall/winter Full Membership meeting will be on Wednesday, October 17, from noon until 3 at the Westford Hotel and Conference Center in Westford, MA.

The 2013 spring/summer Full Membership meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 15,. This meeting will also be from noon until 3 at the Westford Hotel and Conference Center.

Finally, our annual Management and  Administration Conference will be held on Thursday and Friday, March 7th and 8th at the Westford Hotel and Conference Center. Based on the evaluations from members who attended last year, the conference will once again be overnight, but will be held on a Thursday and Friday. Once again, we will feature 5 hours of formal training (.5 CEUs) in the area of Administration, and will include a Gala on Thursday night. Be sure to tune in for more information as the time comes closer.

]]> http://www.madca.org/2012/08/02/important-dates-to-remember-for-madca-members/feed/ 0 MADCA Elects New President and Board Members http://www.madca.org/2012/08/02/madca-elects-new-president-and-board-members/ http://www.madca.org/2012/08/02/madca-elects-new-president-and-board-members/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:09:18 +0000 Sharon http://www.madca.org/?p=201 On Wednesday, June 20, nearly 100 MADCA members gathered for the spring/summer general membership meeting.  At this meeting, we sadly bid farewell to outgoing president Karen Frederick from Community Teamwork, Inc. Leo Delaney, the Executive Director for Ellis Memorial and Eldredge Center, Inc. and  former Vice President of MADCA, was elected president. Other officers elected included Sheri Adlin, South Shore Stars as Vice President for Policy; Ed Madaus from the Guild of St. Agnes as  Treasurer; and Mary Ann Anthony, Catholic Charities, as Treasurer. Rounding out the officers is Karen Frederick as Immediate Past President.

The other members of the Board include the following:

Melissa deSousa, Little Peoples College; Bob French, North Star Learning Center; Mark Culliton, College Bound Dorchester;  Anne Nemetz Carlson, Child Care of the Berkshires, Debbie Kneeland, For Kids Only Afterschool; Mark Leonas, Valley Opportunity Council; Lonnie Schroeder, Newton Community Service Center; Caroline Haines, Pathways for Children; Mary Pat Messmer, Cape Cod Child Development; Sharon Scott Chandler, ABCD; Sharon Thompson, Community Day Care of Lawrence; Ardith Wieworka, Child Development; Wayne Ysaguirre, Associated Early Care and Education.

New members of the Board include Joe Martin, Packachoag Acres Child Care; Clare Higgins, Community Action of the Franklin, Hampshire and the Quabbin Regions; and Margaret McDonald of Carendon Family Day Care as the FCC Affiliates Representative.

 

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During the Gala we recognized several outstanding individuals in the field of Early Education and Care.

The winner of the Outstanding education from Early Education was  Sarah Montoya from ABCD.

The winner of the Outstanding educator from Family Child Care  was Ingris Bonilla of Acre Family Child Care.

The winner of the Outstanding educator from School Age programs was Megan Farrell from For Kids Only Afterschool.

Karen Frederick, Executive Director of Community Teamwork, Inc. and outgoing president of MADCA received a lifetime achievement award.

We also honoroed and thanked State Senator Michael Moore for his work in sponsoring legislation for the field of early education and care.

Congratulations to all!

]]> http://www.madca.org/2012/05/09/outstanding-educatorslegislators/feed/ 0 MADCA TURNS 40! http://www.madca.org/2012/03/15/madca-turns-40/ http://www.madca.org/2012/03/15/madca-turns-40/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:47:45 +0000 admin http://bigdog.centralmasswebdesign.com/~madcaftp/wp/?p=83 Join us, as we will be celebrate MADCA’s 40th Anniversary with a Gala and Award Celebration to be held in conjunction with our Management and Administration Conference.

This special event will be held on April 27th and 28th at the Westford Regency and Conference Center. Beginning on Friday afternoon with a welcome and workshop, we will then move into the anniversary Gala. The celebration will include a cocktail hour, dinner, awards presentation and dancing.

Saturday will include a keynote speaker, Helen Blank, Director of Leadership and Public Policy at the National Women’s Law Center followed by another choice of workshops. Sponsored in part by the Department of Early Education and Care, the conference will offer multiple ways to learn, network with colleagues, connect with sponsoring vendors and catch up on the latest new on early education and school age care at the state and federal levels.

Please click here to learn more about this wonderful event. Click here for the conference brochure.

 

Each year, MADCA recognizes legislators who have gone above and beyond in advocating for the children and families in Massachusetts. In the past, MADCA has given the Outstanding Legislative Achievement Award to the following legislators.

  • Senate President Therese Murray
  • Senator Harriette Chandler
  • Senator Karen Spilka
  • Senator Steven Baddour
  • Senator Jennifer Flanagan
  • Representative Patricia Haddad
  • Representative John Binienda
  • Representative Lida Harkins
  • Representative Allice Wolf

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