By Sharron Harrington, Executive Director It’s the season of gratitude, and after several wildly busy and fruitful months, I’ve needed to reflect and give thanks. Our November conferences were rich with resources, sharing, and excitement. I want to share […]
#vtaeycAC and #naeycAC Conference Recap Read More »
By Rachel Hunter When I talk to early childhood educators about advancing early childhood education as a profession, people usually ask the same questions: “How long will this take?” “How will compensation work?” These questions guide the work of
Advancing as a Profession: “What can I do now to get ready?” Read More »
by Susan Titterton The initiative Advancing Early Childhood Education as a Profession had a busy summer creating a work plan for 2023-24. We’re now headed for an active year of outreach and planning toward implementation. This work is so
Advancing as a Profession Update: 2023-24 Work Plan Read More »
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
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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
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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
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