We are so excited to announce the winners of The Toad Suck Daze FAMILY READING CHALLENGE for Preschoolers. These randomly selected participants are winners of a TOADALLY awesome Storytime at their facility with Child Care Aware of Northcentral Arkansas and the Toad Suck Daze mascots Dazey and Croaker!

CCANA attended the Child Abuse Awareness Walk in Jackson County this weekend. This was an event of the White River Women’s Shelter.

Child Care Aware is excited to sponsor the Toad Suck Daze Family Reading Challenge for preschoolers in Faulkner County.

Child Care Aware of Northcentral Arkansas and our friends at Merchants & Planters Bank to host 3rd Annual Children’s Fishing Derby in Batesville in celebration of Arkansas Children’s Week.

CCANA along with Partners for Inclusive Communities has had the wonderful opportunity to pilot the Mutt-i-grees social-emotional curriculum to 24 preschool and 4 kindergarten classrooms in Independence County. 

Kwianas Club members of Conway were honored at the state legislature for their Book Case project promoting literacy. Child Care Aware's Carol Crockett is an active participant.  CCANA is so honored to support this wonderful project. 

CCANA had the pleasure of supporting the Cave City community last night with a child friendly space while families attended the disaster update meeting.

CCANA has been laying the foundation for the CLASS Pilot for multiple age classrooms within our Leads counties.  (CLASS stands for Classroom Assessment Scoring System) 

Arkansas Children's Week (ACW) has been a statewide tradition for more than 30 years! ACW is a celebration of children of all ages and their educators and families.

This year CCANA is happy to be celebrating Arkansas Children’s Week on the Following dates/locations in Northcentral Arkansas:

Child Care Aware organizations from around the state had the opportunity to gather at the state capital.

The 27th Annual Early Childhood Education Conference held by Child Care Aware of Northcentral Arkansas is just around the corner. We are so honored that First Community Bank of Batesville is sponsoring our keynote speaker this year, Lisa Murphy.

We were honored to be a part of the August 2024 issue of 501 Life Magazine. We appreciate them for shining light on the work we do for families, child care providers, and the community.

Child Care Aware of Northcentral Arkansas was the recipient of $1,000 through First Electric Cooperative’s Operation Round-Up.

Child Care Aware of Northcentral Arkansas has been selected to be the local lead organization for White, Cleburne, and Conway counties.

We are honored to be presented with a $6,200 check from Toad Suck Daze in support of our mission to enhance the quality and access of childcare in our area.

Child Care Aware of Northcentral Arkansas and our friends at Merchants & Planters Bank hosted a Sunday afternoon children's fishing derby in Batesville in celebration of Arkansas Children’s Week.

Child Care Aware of Northcentral Arkansas joined with the Faulkner County Library and the Faulkner County Master Gardeners to celebrate Arkansas Children’s Week.

Exposure to the arts is just one of the many causes Toad Suck Daze supports every year. We were happy to support them in this endeavor and appreciate their dedication and investment in the children in our community.