July 9, 2025 Regional Councils Identify Areas of Focus for the Year Ahead Building Bright Futures’ 12 Early Childhood Regional Councils are an essential component of the BBF Network, allowing us to hear directly ... Read More
July 2, 2025 Continuous Improvement Survey Results from the BBF Network Each year, we survey the BBF Network of 500+ early childhood professionals, parent leaders, and community partners requesting feedback on our ... Read More
June 25, 2025 New Data Brief on Interagency Collaboration BBF has collected data on the state of collaboration among early childhood partners and can now report on those results. As ... Read More
June 17, 2025 BBF’s Approach to Legislative Advisement in 2025 On June 16, Vermont’s General Assembly officially adjourned and brought the 2025 legislative session to a close in Montpelier. Over the ... Read More
May 22, 2025 Save the Date: Regional Council Summit on Oct. 16 in Montpelier We hope you’ll join us for the 6th Annual BBF Statewide Regional Council Summit, an in-person event dedicated to addressing the ... Read More
May 16, 2025 Participate in the 2025 BBF & RAPID Family Needs Survey “Access to paid family leave would have made my pregnancy and maternity leave so much less stressful and would have improved ... Read More
May 7, 2025 BBF Urges Action as Federal Budget Threatens Vital Supports for Vermont Families As Vermont’s Early Childhood State Advisory Council, Building Bright Futures (BBF) is deeply alarmed by the White House’s FY2026 discretionary budget ... Read More
May 2, 2025 Community Conversations Inform Vermont’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan “The system should be built to help us, not force us into battles for basic necessities.”— A participant in BBF’s recent ... Read More
April 24, 2025 Head Start at Risk: The Vital Need for Proactive Funding Solutions As Vermont’s Early Childhood State Advisory Council named in the Federal Head Start Act, Building Bright Futures (BBF) is deeply concerned ... Read More
April 22, 2025 Help BBF Improve by Taking a Brief Survey Please complete the annual Building Bright Futures (BBF) Network Partner Survey by Friday, May 9. It will take just 5 minutes. ... Read More
April 16, 2025 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 ... Read More
April 3, 2025 VECF Spotlight: Lund Grows Child Care Workforce by Hiring from Communities Served Reminders: Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) grant applications are open through Friday, April 11, 2025. And don’t forget to share your ... Read More