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
March 26, 2025 Large Turnouts at Free Winter Playtimes Hosted by Regional Councils In February and March, cabin fever sets in for many Vermont families with young children. Building Bright Futures’ Early Childhood Regional ... Read More
March 17, 2025 A Model of Collaboration: Community Association Partners with Child Care Provider to Open New Center in Cabot In the small town of Cabot in Washington County, a shortage of child care spots inspired a community group and an ... Read More
March 10, 2025 Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) Announces Next Round of Funding Opportunities The Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) supports creative solutions that will improve the well-being of children from the prenatal period to ... Read More
February 28, 2025 BBF Welcomes Two New Staff Members We’re excited to (re)introduce you to our newest BBF team members, Martha Braithwaite and Hannah Ossoff. Martha served as the Building ... Read More