by Brenda Metzler, VTAEYC Board I have some exciting news to share with you! But first, the backstory. When the VTAEYC Board of Directors set out to develop a new strategic plan a few years back, we realized it […]
Exciting step: VTAEYC adopts new mission, vision, value statements Read More »
by Janet McLaughlin Our legislature is about to return to Montpelier. VTAEYC and our advocacy partners Let\’s Grow Kids and the Vermont Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance are ready with a 2022 policy agenda that reflects the needs of early
Looking to 2022: Our shared policy agenda to transform early childhood education Read More »
Thank you keynote speakers, special guests, panelists, facilitators, sponsors, to all the people who made it happen, and to all the early childhood educators and supporters who showed up to honor Vermont\’s children, families, and ourselves. Thank you for
That\’s a wrap! Big thanks to all who took part in this year\’s ECE conference Read More »
Child Care Stabilization Grants are available now! These grants, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, are intended to help regulated providers stabilize their operations, compensate staff, and cover unexpected COVID-related costs. Funds may help pay for: Payroll/salaries, employee
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by Rachel Hunter Wow, ECE has been in the news more than ever. Every story makes it painfully clear that early childhood education’s staffing crisis is real. It’s so challenging for center directors to manage so many open positions,
The crisis is real. But we are awesome. Read More »
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
Callie Weller: 2021 Early Childhood Educator of the Year! Read More »
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
Why can\’t we lift all boats? Read More »
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
Save the date! 2021 Early Childhood Annual Conference (virtual) Read More »
