The Task Force for Advancing Early Childhood Education as a Profession in Vermont welcomes five new members. They are: Beth Traver Adolphus, executive director of Oak Hill Children’s Center in Pownal Cadence Di Masi, early childhood educator at Pine …
Advancing as a Profession Task Force welcomes five new members Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
by Susan Titterton As we turn the calendar to 2023, it’s time to consider the progress we’ve made toward early childhood education becoming a recognized profession and the next steps we are engaged in. Three years ago at this …
Advancing as a Profession: January 2023 Project Update Read More »
In 2022, a design team made up of Vermont early childhood educators and statewide stakeholders drafted a model for minimum compensation standards for an early childhood education profession. Workforce feedback, collected from Advancing as a Profession sessions and surveys, …
Advancing as a Profession: Draft recommendations for minimum compensation scale Read More »
by Rachel Hunter For three years now, I\’ve led dozens of professional development sessions sharing the progress of our work to advance early childhood education as a recognized profession in Vermont. When early childhood educators learn about the project …
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, …
Advancing as a Profession: Progress update on building the bridge Read More »
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 …
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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 …
Accomplishments & Next Steps: Three Years of Advancing ECE as a Profession in Vermont Read More »
