by Paula Nadeau Happy National Apprenticeship Week! I am so grateful to be able to share some of my journey in this incredibly rewarding field of early childhood education. When I started working in ECE, I was subbing, part-time after […]
By Ann Moore A new adventure ahead for me… and I’m feelin’ good! I am stepping back from my full-time position at VTAEYC this month. With a very successful annual conference in Burlington last month and a growing and engaged […]
The Curtis Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation Announces The Curtis Fund Commitment: A Comprehensive Scholarship Program for Early Childhood Educator Certificates The Curtis Fund, a supporting organization of the Vermont Community Foundation, is pleasedto announce a bold scholarship program […]
By Becky Blacklock Please participate in the survey found linked in the conclusion of this blog to help inform how we can more deeply explore child wellbeing and development within our communities and practice. Thank you. The world around us […]
“That treasured feeling of community comes from shared experiences and a sense of—not necessarily the actual experience of—shared history. As a result, people know who is and isn’t part of their community. This feeling is fundamental to human existence.” -David […]
VTAEYC is delighted to announce Ami English of Coventry is the winner of the eighth annual Early Childhood Educator of the Year Award. The prestigious annual award honors exceptional early childhood educators and spotlights the importance of high-quality early childhood […]
by Jenny Stearns Exciting progress with the Vermont Establishing Equivalence Pilot Study! I am coordinating the Vermont pilot study on Establishing Equivalence. Our study explores how we can support the transition of experienced early childhood educators into the well-prepared, well-compensated […]
by Sharron Harrington, Christina Goodwin, and Brenda Metzler UPDATE 9/22/22: Join us for a virtual Q&A 6:30 PM September 29. Bring your questions about the bylaw and election process, or submit them ahead of time. You are welcome to submit […]
By Becky Blacklock As I begin my tenure as a VTAEYC Exchange fellow I hope to explore the state of health and development for our state’s young children and families, taking this occasion to also seek programs, research, and opportunities […]
By Cassandra Schmid My greatest passion as an educator is to provide an environment where each child can express who they are – their differences as well as the connections they share with others. I entered the field of early […]
