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 …
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 …
Introduction Letter from Executive Director Sharron Harrington Read More »
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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Letter from the Interim Executive Director Dear colleagues, Last week, VTAEYC+NAEYC members received a letter from NAEYC informing us Alabama’s governor forced NAEYC Governing Board member Dr. Barbara Cooper from her position as head of the state’s Department of …
Newsletter May 5, 2023: Standing Up for What is Right Read More »
Fellows study intersections between early childhood and climate change, diversity and community VTAEYC is proud to announce its 2023 cohort of VTAEYC Exchange Fellows. The VTAEYC Exchange initiative positions young children as a critical intersectional demographic with the …
 Courage to Care Rally and S.56 Update On April 12, more than 700 early childhood educators and supporters convened at the Statehouse to urge lawmakers to pass the strongest possible bill investing in early childhood education. Early childhood educators …
By Naomi Alfini Image: An unbroken green forest seen from above (Markus Spiske via Pexels) In my last blog I wrote about climate anxiety for early childhood educators and parents; how it affects our ability to feel safe and …
Why Grief? A post on Our Planet x Young Children by Exchange fellow Naomi Alfini Read More »
by Susan Titterton Since S.56 was introduced early this month, we’ve been working to understand all the parts of the bill and to determine what we want to communicate to legislators. This bill is currently being considered by two …
S.56 Update: How the Bill Connects to Advancing ECE as a Profession Read More »
by Cassandra Schmid Welcome back! So far, Our Diversity Blog has covered what diversity is, and then went into depth about culture, race, and ethnicity. If you are interested in learning more about those topics, please go ahead and …
In 2020, Vermont early childhood educators reached consensus on a professional identity aligned with the Unifying Framework for the Early Childhood Education Profession: the name of the profession is early childhood education, and the name of the professional is …
Advancing as a profession: A home-based program’s identity rebrand Read More »
