Maria Aguilar is the Bilingual Registry Commissioner for the Wisconsin Registry. In her role as the commissioner, she is responsible for reviewing the work of students hoping to receive a Wisconsin Child Care and Education Credential.

Dr. Betzaida Vera-Heredia is the new online instructor for the Children’s Program Administrator Credential program taught in Spanish at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

This year, Patricia Rodriguez achieved her lifelong dream of earning her college degree. At the age of 60, the owner of Rodriguez’s Safe Haven Childcare Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin, earned her bachelor’s degree in early child care and education. Now she hopes her story will inspire others to achieve their dreams.

Early childhood educators, parents and caregivers from across the country will have the opportunity to attend this year's Early Childhood Conference on Saturday, March 19.

Ashley Lundt was already working in the childcare field, but recently took the opportunity to develop her expertise and skillset with UW-Platteville’s Infant-Toddler Credential program, offered through the Continuing Education Institute. Lundt completed her credential in December and, along with other teachers, was honored at a ceremony on Dec. 4.

After opening a family childcare program, Michelle DeVoe eventually went back to college, in the midst of other challenges, to earn her Child Care Administrator Credential from UW-Platteville so that she could stay current with the learning standards of young children.

University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division of Professional Studies is in the design phase of expanding programs to be offered in Spanish. Currently, professional studies has five child care credential programs being offered in both English and Spanish.

Early childhood education professionals from across Wisconsin and the region will gather at the 2019 Early Childhood Seminar on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Markee Pioneer Student Center.