The Alliance's weekly newsletter includes policy updates, legislative news, and events related to the Alliance's Legislative Agenda. Stay informed by checking the Alliance's Facebook page. To share early childhood advocacy news with the Alliance to be included in future updates, email Sarah Galbraith at sarah@vecaa.org. 

Sharing Wishes for Vermont's Children at ECDL

The Vermont Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance, Let's Grow Kids, and Building Bright Futures are celebrating the 25th annual year of Early Childhood Day at the Legislature (ECDL). To mark the occasion, this year's event will include a birthday party and advocates will be sharing Vermonters' "wishes" for children with the Legislature. 

Legislators want to hear your vision for the future! To submit a wish (for yourself or children, those you work with, or children in general), share 1 to 2 sentences and a photo that represents your wish as it relates to the following categories:

  • Early care
  • Education
  • Health
  • Safety
  • Food security
  • Economic security

 

Please submit wishes by email to Sarah Galbraith at sarah@vecaa.org and include your name and your town of residence. 

 

ECDL – An Annual Day of Advocacy, Education, and Networking

ECDL is co-hosted by the Vermont Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance, Let's Grow Kids, and Building Bright Futures. The event brings together early childhood professionals and providers, parents, employers, business owners, and policymakers to inform and engage legislators on early childhood issues.

The agenda for this 25th annual event includes issue workshops, lunch with legislators, State House tours, a rally, a birthday party celebrating 25 years of ECDL, and more. 

See below for an agenda and registration options.

Agenda

7:30 – 9:00 am      Breakfast bar, State House Cafeteria

8:00 – 9:00 am      Check in, breakfast and vendor displays, Capitol Plaza Hotel

9:00 – 9:10 am      Welcome, Capitol Plaza Hotel, Governor's Ballroom

9:10 – 9:20 am      Celebrating the Past, Present, and Future, Capitol Plaza Hotel, Governor's Ballroom                   

9:30 – 10:30 am     Issue sessions, Capitol Plaza Hotel and State House

10:40 – 11:40 pm   Issue sessions, Capitol Plaza Hotel and State House

11:50 – 12:00 pm   Regional conversation planning, Capitol Plaza Hotel, Governor's Ballroom and Montpelier Room

12:00 – 1:00 pm     Constituent lunch with legislators, Capitol Plaza Hotel, Governor's Ballroom and Montpelier Room

1:00 – 1:05 pm       Devotions, State House, House Chamber

1:00 – 1:15 pm       Resolution, State House, House Chamber

1:15 – 1:45 pm       Rally, State House Front Steps or Cedar Creek Room

2:00 – 3:00 pm       Advocacy seminars, meetings with legislators, State House

3:00 – 3:30 pm       Birthday party in Cedar Creek Room, Governor Phil Scott is invited to speak

All Day                   Meetings with legislators, State House

All Day                   Card room display, State House

8:00 am – 1:00 pm Vendor displays, Capitol Plaza Hotel

 

Registration Options

Registration has opened for ECDL, with the following payment options:

Member Registration: $35

Non-Member Registration: $40

Membership and Registration: $50

Reserve a Half Display Table: $50

Reserve a Full Display Table: $75

Check the Alliance's membership list to see if your organization, business, or individual membership is current for 2019. Find more information on the benefits of membership on the Alliance website. 

Scholarships and a certificate of attendance are available. Please contact Sarah Galbraith at sarah@vecaa.org for more information.

Early Childhood Day at the Legislature - 3/13/19

Registration has opened for this important annual day of advocacy and skill-building workshops. 

Early Childhood Day at the Legislature (ECDL) is an annual day of advocacy, education, and networking co-hosted by the Vermont Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance, Let's Grow Kids, and Building Bright Futures, that brings together early childhood professionals and providers, parents, employers, business owners, and policymakers to engage on early childhood issues.

The agenda for this 25th annual event includes issue and advocacy workshops, lunch with legislators, state house tours, a rally, a birthday party celebrating 25 years of ECDL, and more. 

Register online, see the agenda and registration options, and download the registration flyer at the bottom of this webpage. 

Tell Us Which Issues You Care About

Take this brief survey to let us know which of the issues on the Alliance's 2019 Legislative Agenda you are interested in. Responses will be used to help the Alliance tailor our communications to your interests and deliver you timely resources, events, and calls to action.  

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 care and 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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