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...
by Angela Duran | Apr 25, 2022 | Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone in one way or another. We have been tested as a nation, as communities, as a workforce and as parents. A 2021 study by the American Psychological Association (APA) looked at the mental and physical health of Americans one...
by Angela Duran | Apr 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Excel by Eight (E8) envisions a state where all children have access to quality health care and education that maximizes their full potential, regardless of gender, income, race/ethnicity, disability, or geography. We are committed to increasing children’s health and...
