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        September 3, 2026

        BBF to Host Early Childhood Candidate Forums This Fall

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        Vermont Early Ed Bulletin: Special Edition on Child Care Affordability

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        Celebrating Progress on 2026 Policy Recommendations

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        Luck Is Not a System

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August 6, 2026

Child Care Affordability Analysis

This analysis is the most robust picture we’ve been able to paint of how policy change and investment have increased child ...
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Line graph showing ANNUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COST, 2018-2026, Full day, full year, licensed center care for a family of four, one infant and one preschooler, at 150% of federal poverty level and 450% of federal poverty level.
August 6, 2026

Vermont Early Ed Bulletin: Special Edition on Child Care Affordability

Welcome to The Vermont Early Ed Bulletin, your source for current data and resources related to Act 76 and early childhood ...
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May 28, 2026

New Fact Sheet Shows Vermont Families Struggling

Building Bright Futures believes that good policymaking starts with hearing from the people who are affected most. That’s why, in 2025, ...
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May 5, 2026

Grand Rounds Panel Explores Data Privacy in Vermont’s Early Childhood Systems

“We are all impacted by data privacy, or lack thereof, and it’s producing negative impacts, really compelling us to have this ...
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March 13, 2026

New Data on Vermont’s Universal Pre-K Shared with House Human Services

On Wednesday, Dr. Morgan Crossman and Dora Levinson testified before the House Committee on Human Services, sharing the latest data and ...
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December 8, 2025

Building Better Policy with Family Voice

A critical understanding of data, or data literacy, is essential for working in the field of early childhood policy because of ...
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August 20, 2025

Celebrating Progress on Data Access and Integration Made Possible by the Preschool Development Grant

The Preschool Development Grant (PDG) is investing $23 million in Vermont’s early childhood system from 2023 through 2025. This federal grant ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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February 13, 2025

Watch Our Short Video on Vermont’s Child Welfare System

This year, the data spotlight in The State of Vermont’s Children focuses on Vermont’s child welfare system. This system is in ...
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January 15, 2025

Our New Report, “The State of Vermont’s Children: 2024 Year in Review”

On Monday, Building Bright Futures and Vermont’s Early Childhood Data & Policy Center released The State of Vermont’s Children: 2024 Year ...
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December 17, 2024

Establishing a Baseline: Vermont’s Early Childhood Spending Inventory

In 2022, Building Bright Futures led an effort to compile a statewide Early Childhood Spending Inventory by assembling data on state ...
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