Head Start National Sign-on Letter – Deadline Today 9/30

Local, state, territorial, tribal, and national organizations are invited to sign on to a joint comment urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to withdraw the recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would rescind 90% of the Head Start Performance Standards. 

Please go to the sign-on webpage to review the joint comment and sign on, and please feel free to share with your networks.  The deadline to sign on is today, 9/30.

 

First Children’s Finance Analysis – Webinar 10/15

First Children’s Finance’s has released new analysis of nearly 2,000 child care business owners across five states, including Vermont. The analysis offers a first-of-its-kind, consistent multi-state view of financial resilience and risks in the businesses that make the rest of the workforce possible. Read the report on the First Children’s Finance website.

Attend a live webinar on October 15 at 1:00 pm to go beyond the report’s numbers in a discussion and Q&A. Explore the findings and what they may mean for the people and institutions shaping local economies. Register for the webinar on Zoom.

 

BBF Fall 2026 Child Care Conversations

Building Bright Futures (BBF) is hosting regional conversations to hear directly from families, early educators and providers, and employers about what they are experiencing and what they need. What they hear will inform BBF’s annual Act 76 Monitoring Report. Sessions run from October 13 through November 4.

For families, two statewide virtual sessions will be held on October 16 and October 19, and an in-person session in Montpelier at Noble Hall on October 22. For early educators and other providers, in-person sessions will be held in Manchester on October 14, Rutland on October 15, Randolph on October 28, and Vergennes on November 4. For employers, an in-person session will be held in Newport on October 13.

See the graphic above for information on locations and times.

 

"Leading Ourselves" – ECE Profession Workshops

The Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VTAEYC) is holding a series of ECE-led, interactive workshops in October, November, and December to help early childhood educators and early childhood education students understand what a profession is, and what it means to lead ourselves.

Topics will include the components of a profession; the knowledge, skills, and ethics shared by members of a profession; and the benefits of creating and belonging to a profession.

More information including dates, times, and how to register can be found on the VT AEYC event page.

 
 

The Vermont Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance is a statewide coalition formed in 2000 of early childhood professionals, parents, organizations, businesses, and strategic partners committed to improving public policies that impact young children between birth and age eight in the areas of health, safety, food security, economic security, and early childhood education.

The Alliance crafts an annual Legislative Agenda in partnership with early childhood organizations, provides year-round advocacy support, and facilitates meaningful interactions with policymakers at key times during the decision making process.

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