Babies and toddlers in the Bennington region now have better access to vision and hearing screenings through the Children’s Integrated Services Early Intervention Program for the Bennington region. In January, […]
Building Bright Futures Regional Councils awards $100,000 in Vermont Early Childhood Fund grants to improve the well-being of children, families and communities Building Bright Futures (BBF) announced seven recipients of […]
Building Bright Futures is pleased to announce the creation of the Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) providing grants of $10,000-$20,000 for up to 7 grantees to support creative solutions that […]
One of the definitions of the word ‘partner’ is one who shares. The word takes on a depth of meanings and added strength in the context of the early childhood […]
Once again this year the Bennington Parent Child Center, Sunrise Family Resource Center, has given the BBF Early Childhood Council the opportunity to weigh in the direct services grants funded […]
It is exciting to see that playgroups and story hours are happening across the Bennington Region. Libraries are great early childhood partners. Librarians have access to children and their families […]
Children who have strong social emotional skills are ready to learn, ready for school and ready for life. However, there are many children and families that need support to move […]
It is the season for starting up- children start kindergarten and families begin to enjoy all of the fall activities. It means those of us serving families are ramping up […]
Pre-K in the Bennington Region is a study in successful partnerships. Across the United States, more and more school districts are providing pre-K to both three- and four-year-olds. The movement […]
The Bennington Council continued to explore the data dilemma. How do we as a region understand the richness of the data that we have, how do we use it to […]
The weather the last several months have played havoc on the monthly council meetings. It is the first time that Bennington has missed three Council Meetings in a row. The […]
Election Day has come and gone. Bennington hosted its annual Legislative/Candidates Luncheon in October. It is always a positive event and the opportunity for the early childhood community to educate […]