The Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VTAEYC) is happy to announce that Callie Weller of Calais is the winner of the the seventh annual Early Childhood Educator of the Year Award. The prestigious annual award recognizes […]
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Adapted from the Task Force\’s forthcoming Consensus Document on Professional Compensation: The Task Force for Advancing Early Childhood Education as a Profession in Vermont focuses on truly hearing the voices of Vermont’s ECE workforce. We must ensure that early
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Louise Derman-Sparks and Debbie LeeKeenan, widely known and respected leaders in bringing anti-bias to early childhood education, will keynote the anti-bias themed first section of Vermont\’s virtual 2021 Early Childhood Education Conference on September 29 & 30. LeeKeenan is
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by Staci Otis I’ve been watching this week’s PBS NewsHour series “Raising the future: America’s child care dilemma.” This topic is so important to me as a family child care provider in Springfield and as a member of Vermont’s
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VTAEYC is delighted to share themes and dates for the 2021 Early Childhood Annual Conference! We look forward to providing Vermont’s early childhood communities with high-quality programming focused on honoring our children, our families, and ourselves. Building on the successes and lessons
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By VTAEYC Treasurer Heather Martin. Heather is an early childhood education consultant based in Proctor, Vermont who led early childhood education programs in Vermont from 2005 to 2021. The Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children believes that
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by Sonja Raymond This historic bill is part of a comprehensive three-year plan to create an early care and education system that is equitable, affordable, accessible, high-quality, accountable and sustainable. The passage of H.171 into law in year one
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\”Since you asked…\” is an occasional column that responds to big questions from the workforce as we work together to advance as a profession. What is the bridge? Who is it for? The “bridge” will be a set of
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This communal affinity series is free and open to early childhood educators who identify as People of Color. Our time together will be dedicated to building connection with one another and openly processing our wide range of experiences in
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Inspiring Early Childhood Leadership: Strategies to Ignite Passion and Possibility A Northern Lights approved, online real-time training facilitated by Susan MacDonald and offered by Let\’s Grow Kids and VTAEYC. Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Wednesday, June
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