In August 2024, BBF released a new data brief through Vermont’s Early Childhood Data & Policy Center on Special Accommodation Grants (SAGs). These grants are a key way that Vermont supports the inclusion of children with acute specialized needs in early childhood education and afterschool programs. SAGs can currently be used to pay for training for staff and one-on-one supports for children.
In partnership with Vermont’s Child Development Division’s Children’s Integrated Services State Team, BBF analyzed data on SAG applications and grantees for State Fiscal Year 2022 (July 2021–June 2022) to better understand the program, make the data publicly accessible, and support continuous quality improvement. The report also explores the challenges that keep child care providers from being able to use the SAG program to its fullest potential and outlines the significance of the findings related to future policymaking and decision-making.
