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 […]
by Naomi Alfini I’m coming to this fellowship exchange with a driving question about how adults can cultivate our own emotional resilience and regulation in relation to climate change and the young children in our lives. Experts seem to agree […]
by Rachel Hunter I’m the outreach coordinator for the Advancing Early Childhood Education as a Profession project. As I talk with early childhood educators throughout the state, sometimes I hear questions like: “What does workforce-led mean?” “Who else are you […]
By Mark Sustic Appreciation and deep respect to VTAEYC for launching the Exchange. This is the evolution of the Early Learning and Development Exchange, an effort the Turrell Fund started in late 2019 to focus on the impact of major […]
By Susan Titterton “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”– Martin Luther King Jr. “What we have before us are some breathtaking opportunities disguised as insoluble problems.” – John W. […]
By Janet McLaughlin In 2021, with the passage of landmark child care legislation Act 45, Vermont’s legislature funded a systems analysis of early childhood education governance in the state. The process included dozens of interviews and a review period when […]
by Janet McLaughlin NAEYC and our fellow state affiliates are all talking about play right now. This month’s Professional Learning Institute conference in Cleveland included a focus on play. The latest issue of Young Children is all about play. The […]
