Contact WI Early Child Collaborating Partners

Collaborating Partners Regional Outreach Specialists

Tiffany Swain

Northeast Region

Focus on 4K Community Approach & Inclusion WI Model Early Learning Standards Statewide Coordinator

 

Joanna Lickel

Northwest Region

Focus on Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Practices

 

Maria Kietzman

Southern Region

Focus on Educating Youth Experiencing Homelessness & Child Find

 

WECCP Forums

Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners (WECCP) hosts statewide connection calls at least 3 times a year. These free, virtual events bring together early childhood professionals representing a diverse array of agencies and sectors. The WECCP Forum is an opportunity to share updates, resources, initiatives, data, grant opportunities, and local and state-level programming. It’s also an opportunity to strengthen cross-sector connections and partnerships as we gain a deeper understanding of the intersections between our work. If you are interested in receiving notifications of upcoming WECCP Forums, please subscribe to the WECCP email list (directions below).

Subscribe to the WECCP and Forces44 Email Lists

The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) hosts our email lists, which are the primary means of sharing information and updates regarding early childhood initiatives.

DPI maintains a wide range of email distribution lists covering Wisconsin K-12 education and public libraries. Feel free to explore and subscribe to other relevant lists while you are there!

List Descriptions

  • Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners (WECCP): This email distribution list provides communication to agencies, associations, and individuals who serve Wisconsin’s young children (birth to age 8) and their families. In addition to WECCP events and resources, the content focuses on state, community, and inter-agency efforts to improve service delivery approaches, including resources related to early childhood collaboration, program integration, and system improvement.
  • Wisconsin Forces44: This email distribution list provides communication to agencies, associations, and individuals interested in community collaboration related to services for 4-year-old children and their families. The focus is on state, community, and inter-agency efforts to blend 4K, child care, and Head Start resources and funding to create seamless collaborative programs.

To subscribe, follow these steps:

    1. Click on the subscription link (https://dpi.wi.gov/news/subscribe-email).
    2. On the DPI Subscribe webpage, click the ‘Subscribe to DPI News’ link.
    3. Enter your email address and complete the security prompt.
    4. On the next page, scroll down to the Student Engagement section.
    5. Check the box next to both lists: WECCP and Wisconsin Forces44
    6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the ‘Submit’ button.

     

 

Updated 12/18/2025