By Sharron Harrington, Executive Director I’m excited to welcome 2024! This past year saw a lot of big beginnings and expansions in Vermont’s early childhood education system. To start, Act 76 became law. Here at VTAEYC, we launched the […]
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By Victoria Ward, Associate Director for ECE Program Quality I am pleased to share new components of SPARQS are rolling out: First, we are holding a CLassroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) training series in January. These trainings with Nikki
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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
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Tammy Gosley of Bennington is the 2023 Vermont Early Childhood Educator of the Year. Gosley is a Lead Teacher with Head Start / Early Head Start of Bennington County, a program of United Counseling Service. The prestigious annual award
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By Victoria Ward Exciting news from SPARQS: Starting today, early childhood education and afterschool programs will be able to start scheduling program assessments. These program assessments will inform your CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement) plan and are necessary for your STARS
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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 Morgan Leichter-Saxby, VTAEYC Exchange Fellow It’s different every time and it’s the same, every time. I have been hosting and supporting public play events for more than 15 years. My training and experience are in a UK-based professional
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The Curtis Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation Expands The Curtis Fund Commitment: A Comprehensive Scholarship for Early Childhood Educators Burlington, VT: The Curtis Fund, a supporting organization of the Vermont Community Foundation, in partnership with the Vermont Association
Was your program or the families in your care impacted by the devastating flooding this week? VTAEYC wants to offer information and resources to support you and we will continue to share information as it becomes available. The State
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Letter from the Executive Director Dear colleagues, Last week, Vermont’s legislature made a first-in-the-nation commitment to equity and excellence in early childhood education. As our Board President Christina Goodwin said at the Statehouse celebration, “This is the relief we’ve
Newsletter: June 30, 2023: Historic investment sets stage for ECE profession Read More »
