By Christina Goodwin and the Pine Forest Teaching Community Yesterday, the early childhood educators of Pine Forest Children\’s Center sent a special newsletter to our families. With all the love and courage in our hearts, we asked them to […]
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by Ann Moore At the end of February, I participated in NAEYC’s 2022 Virtual Public Policy Forum. It was a power-packed two days hearing from speakers about federal policy and advocacy. The work in Washington impacts our lives, our
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by Christina Goodwin I am the Executive Director of Pine Forest Children’s Center, a non-profit early childhood education program in the South End of Burlington. Our school has infants through preschoolers with 75 children and 22 early childhood educators.Â
By Susan Titterton Now that we hear support from the workforce for aligning with the Unifying Framework for the Early Childhood Education Profession, we must engage others in the early childhood education ecosystem. So, we invited Senator Ginny Lyons
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VTAEYC embraces honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through advocacy and action. We are advocating for the funding and support needed to make early childhood education equitable, accessible, and affordable for young children and their families. And
Update of Vermont’s Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship Program The Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VTAEYC) is seeking a consultant or consulting group to research and make recommendations to update the design of the Vermont Early Childhood
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by Brenda Metzler, VTAEYC Board I have some exciting news to share with you! But first, the backstory. When the VTAEYC Board of Directors set out to develop a new strategic plan a few years back, we realized it
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by Janet McLaughlin Our legislature is about to return to Montpelier. VTAEYC and our advocacy partners Let\’s Grow Kids and the Vermont Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance are ready with a 2022 policy agenda that reflects the needs of early
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Thank you keynote speakers, special guests, panelists, facilitators, sponsors, to all the people who made it happen, and to all the early childhood educators and supporters who showed up to honor Vermont\’s children, families, and ourselves. Thank you for
That\’s a wrap! Big thanks to all who took part in this year\’s ECE conference Read More »
Child Care Stabilization Grants are available now! These grants, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, are intended to help regulated providers stabilize their operations, compensate staff, and cover unexpected COVID-related costs. Funds may help pay for: Payroll/salaries, employee
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