By Nicole Walker, Task Force I’m the Director of Apple Tree Learning Centers, and I joined the Task Force for the Advancing Early Childhood Education as a Profession initiative last year. I attended our latest professional development, Who We Are …
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By Susan Titterton, Project Coordinator Our Task Force recently discussed what fellow early childhood educators might want to hear from this project as we begin a new year. We want to share one thing we think you may want …
Advancing as a Profession: One Action Step – And Why Read More »
By Rachel Hunter When I talk to early childhood educators about advancing early childhood education as a profession, people usually ask the same questions: “How long will this take?” “How will compensation work?” These questions guide the work of …
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by Susan Titterton The initiative Advancing Early Childhood Education as a Profession had a busy summer creating a work plan for 2023-24. We’re now headed for an active year of outreach and planning toward implementation. This work is so …
Advancing as a Profession Update: 2023-24 Work Plan Read More »
The Task Force for Advancing Early Childhood Education as a Profession in Vermont welcomes five new members. They are: Beth Traver Adolphus, executive director of Oak Hill Children’s Center in Pownal Cadence Di Masi, early childhood educator at Pine …
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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 bill to transform early childhood education! There’s a lot in the bill, so scroll …
Newsletter May 31, 2023: Expanded Student Loan Repayment, SPARQS Read More »
Dear Colleagues, I am honored to introduce myself as the new Executive Director of VTAEYC. It means so much that the Board of Directors – my former colleagues, and my friends – trust me with this responsibility. That’s especially …
Introduction Letter from Executive Director Sharron Harrington Read More »
by Susan Titterton Since S.56 was introduced early this month, we’ve been working to understand all the parts of the bill and to determine what we want to communicate to legislators. This bill is currently being considered by two …
S.56 Update: How the Bill Connects to Advancing ECE as a Profession Read More »
In 2020, Vermont early childhood educators reached consensus on a professional identity aligned with the Unifying Framework for the Early Childhood Education Profession: the name of the profession is early childhood education, and the name of the professional is …
Advancing as a profession: A home-based program’s identity rebrand Read More »
by Susan Titterton As we turn the calendar to 2023, it’s time to consider the progress we’ve made toward early childhood education becoming a recognized profession and the next steps we are engaged in. Three years ago at this …
Advancing as a Profession: January 2023 Project Update Read More »
