Maine State Parent Ambassadors

09/12/2026

We hosted our first Alumni Advanced Advocacy Day yesterday with an incredible group of dedicated Alumni 😍 We laughed, we cried, and we learned so much together 📝 Something magical happens when you support parents and create opportunities to learn and grow together. We covered the current Policy Landscape Power Mapping, ACE’s and Protective Factors, and ended the day with mindfulness and communication strategies. We can’t wait to all be together again!

09/10/2026

Pull out your walking/running shoes and join us on September 19th for the Educare Fall 5K to benefit children and families in the Waterville area! Register online today!

A family friendly event benefiting the children and families of Educare Educare Central Maine provides care and education for children from birth to age fiv ...

09/01/2026

Applications Are Open for the 2027 LEaP Cohort! 🌟

Ready to grow your leadership skills and help shape the future of early childhood education in Maine?

MaineAEYC’s Leadership in Early Childhood Education, Advocacy, and Policy (LEaP) program is back for 2027!

LEaP is a yearlong leadership development program for early childhood professionals working with children birth–8. Through monthly sessions, participants build skills in leadership, advocacy, policy, systems change, and communication—and have opportunities to put those skills into action.

📅 January–November 2027
💻 Monthly Zoom sessions + in-person gatherings
👥 Only 10 participants will be selected

Whether you work in family child care, a center, public pre-K, Head Start, out-of-school time, or another early childhood setting, we want to hear from you!

👉 Find out more information and apply!
https://www.maineaeyc.org/leap

09/01/2026

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08/14/2026

Head Start parents, your perspective is important.

Next week, NHSA is hosting a special webinar just for parents to talk about the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and what the proposed changes could mean for Head Start.

Join us on August 18, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. ET.

NHSA’s Government Affairs team will share the latest updates, answer questions, listen to parents’ concerns, and talk about how the Head Start community can make its voice heard.

Register today and be part of the conversation about the future of Head Start: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XdFO0r6fRWSHMtMeCaYZfA #/registration

08/13/2026

At KVCAP, our Maine Families Home Visiting Program is growing!

We are hiring a full-time Family Visitor (36-40 hours) in Skowhegan. Family Visitors partner with expectant parents and parents of young children in their home and virtually. Visitors help families understand their child’s development, support the parent-child relationship, share activities, work toward family goals, and connect family with community resources through referrals.

Apply online here: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/4307129

Do you wonder what, exactly, a Family Visitor does? Watch this short video to learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I-yw0tN5-8

Visit www.mainefamilies.org for more information.

08/12/2026

For more than 60 years, Head Start has provided high-quality early learning and comprehensive services to more than 40 million children and currently serves around 700,000 children annually, earning strong bipartisan support along the way.

The Administration's proposal to roll back critical health, safety, and quality standards would put children at risk and weaken access to high-quality early childhood education. NAEYC urges the Administration to reverse course on this harmful proposal.

In the coming weeks, NAEYC will provide additional resources, guidance, and opportunities to help early childhood educators make their voices heard by responding to this proposal through October 6.

Read NAEYC's full statement: https://bit.ly/4bC0dUJ

07/21/2026

Apply online today!
https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/4307129

07/21/2026

KVCAP's Maine Families Home Visiting is hiring a Family Visitor! Apply online today!

Kennebec Valley Community Action Program (KVCAP)'s Maine Families Home Visiting Program is growing. KVCAP is hiring a full-time Family Visitor (36-40 hours) in Skowhegan. Family Visitors partner with expectant parents and parents of young children in their home and virtually. Visitors help families....