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VTAEYC News: Week of the Young Child – and eclipse – and ECDL!

By Sharron Harrington Dear colleagues, One of our favorite celebrations is around the corner, April 6-12: Week of the Young Child! #WOYC is a great opportunity to connect the theory and practice of what we do: child-centered, developmentally appropriate, interdisciplinary early …

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Annual Awards: Tammy Gosley of Bennington is 2023 Early Childhood Educator of the Year

Tammy Gosley of Bennington is the 2023 Vermont Early Childhood Educator of the Year. Gosley is a Lead Teacher with Head Start / Early Head Start of Bennington County, a program of United Counseling Service. The prestigious annual award …

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The Curtis Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation Expands The Curtis Fund Commitment Scholarship

The Curtis Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation Expands The Curtis Fund Commitment: A Comprehensive Scholarship for Early Childhood Educators Burlington, VT: The Curtis Fund, a supporting organization of the Vermont Community Foundation, in partnership with the Vermont Association …

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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 due by July 1 and may be made at vtaeyc.org/eceoy. The prestigious annual award …

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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 Access to Resources for Quality Supports, or SPARQS. We’re excited to partner with Vermont …

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Introduction Letter from Executive Director Sharron Harrington

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 …

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Sharron Harrington is VTAEYC’s New Executive Director

Burlington, VT: The Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VTAEYC) is pleased to announce Sharron Harrington of Arlington, Vermont as its full-time executive director, board president Christina Goodwin announced Tuesday. Harrington has been interim executive director since …

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