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Early Childhood Education
is Worth Investing In
is Worth Investing In
We advance equity and excellence in early childhood education with early childhood educators as our foundation. As a membership organization, we provide resources and advocate for policies that move early childhood education forward now and for the future.

Membership
We are a professional membership organization that promotes high-quality early learning for children birth to age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research.

Our Programs
We offer career supports, financial aid opportunities, grants, student loan repayment programs, and more to help early childhood educators start and continue a career in ECE.Â

Get Involved
Join us in advancing early childhood education as a profession in Vermont, advocate, donate, volunteer, and learn about our Exchange fellowship program.
VTAEYC in 2023
Latest News
VTAEYC Seeks Nominations for Early Childhood Educator of the Year
Burlington, Vt: The Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VTAEYC) invites nominations for Vermont’s 2023 Early Childhood Educator of the Year. Nominations are …
Newsletter May 31, 2023: Expanded Student Loan Repayment, SPARQS
Letter from the Executive Director Dear colleagues, Much like summer flowers, great things are popping up all over: 1. Vermont passed a strong and comprehensive …
Announcing SPARQS: VTAEYC to administer System for Program Access to Resources for Quality Supports
By Sharron Harrington, Executive Director The Child Development Division (CDD) announced yesterday that VTAEYC is facilitating an important new state initiative: the System for Program …
Upcoming Events
The VT Legislature has passed the 2023 Child Care Bill. Now what?
May 18, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm – This is an ECE-specific briefing about the 2023 child care bill’s passage out of the legislature – what it all means and next steps. Register now and submit questions ahead of time.
Castleton University’s Early Childhood Educators Institute
August 3, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – The Seventh Annual Early Childhood Educators Institute (ECEI) will be live online July 25, 27 and August 1 & 3 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. If you are an early childhood or primary teacher (birth to grade 3), a special educator, home visitor, or related service/CIS personnel, then this Institute is for you! The ECEI consists […]
Castleton University’s Early Childhood Educators Institute
August 1, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – The Seventh Annual Early Childhood Educators Institute (ECEI) will be live online July 25, 27 and August 1 & 3 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. If you are an early childhood or primary teacher (birth to grade 3), a special educator, home visitor, or related service/CIS personnel, then this Institute is for you! The ECEI consists […]
Take Note
Calling all current and prospective T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Recipients. Your semester documents or new application is due by July 15, 2023 for the upcoming Fall Term. Submit your documents today!