The Vermont Early Ed Bulletin: Issue 1
Welcome to the first edition of The Vermont Early Ed Bulletin, your source for current data and resources related to Act ...
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Hear Dr. Morgan Crossman on the Future of Child Care
Earlier this month, I spoke at “Growing Vermont: A Conversation on the Future of Child Care,” a town hall event hosted ...
Elevating Urgent Needs in Vermont’s Early Childhood System: July SAC Public Forum Highlights
On July 28, 2025, Vermont’s Early Childhood State Advisory Council (SAC) convened a special public forum. The forum invited community voices ...
Video and Highlights from Our Act 76 Grand Rounds Panel
In March, five experts joined our Early Childhood Grand Rounds panel to talk about Vermont’s Act 76, Vermont’s landmark child care ...
Focus on Equity at Fifth Annual Statewide Regional Summit
For five years now, Building Bright Futures Regional Managers have brought together Regional Council members from across the state around a ...
The Importance of Summer Meal Programs for Children
This June and July, BBF Regional Manager Linda Michniewicz and volunteers handed out free, nutritious meals to children in the Orleans ...
Highlights from Grand Rounds Seminar on Family Leadership and Representation
On July 18, 2024, the Building Bright Futures Families & Communities Committee co-chairs Jen Fortman and Sarah Morrison moderated a Vermont ...
The Importance of Literacy and Access to Books
One of the concerning trends in this year’s The State of Vermont’s Children is that the percentage of third grade students ...
How Homelessness, Mental Health Conditions, and More Affect Vermont Children
In addition to the spotlight on perinatal health we featured recently from BBF’s The State of Vermont’s Children, this year’s report ...
Highlighting Mental Health & Substance Use in the Perinatal Period
This year, the spotlight in BBF’s The State of Vermont’s Children report focuses on perinatal health and well-being. The perinatal period, ...
Our New Report — The State of Vermont’s Children: 2023 Year in Review
On Jan. 18, 2024, Building Bright Futures and VermontKidsData.org released The State of Vermont’s Children: 2023 Year in Review. This report ...
A video message from Sen. Ruth Hardy and Anna Brouillette
To mark the start of the 2024 session of the Vermont General Assembly, BBF Policy and Program Director Anna Brouillette recorded ...
