Town Meeting Week: Ways to Engage and What We’re Watching in Early Childhood Policy
Town Meeting Week is one of Vermont’s most meaningful civic traditions. Communities gather to vote on local priorities, and legislators return ...
Education
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 ...
“Head Start goes above and beyond”: Two Parents and a Provider Share Their Head Start Stories
Head Start and Early Head Start provide early education and ensure that children receive comprehensive health screenings, nutrition, family support, and ...
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 ...
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 ...
Grand Rounds Seminar Explores Preschool in Vermont
On June 18, 2024, Building Bright Futures Executive Director Dr. Morgan Crossman moderated a Vermont Early Childhood Grand Rounds Seminar titled ...
The Importance of Literacy and Access to Books
One of the concerning trends in this year’s The State of Vermont’s Children is that the percentage of third grade students ...
Early Childhood Workforce Development for New Vermonters in Brattleboro
“The feel-good is great, but the real feel-good is doing something that lasts longer than the duration of this grant funding.” ...
A Dedicated Vermonter’s Leadership on Education Is Being Recognized at the National Level
Flor Diaz Smith’s passion for education and supporting children and communities clearly shines through from the first minute you talk with ...
Watch our Short Video on Vermont’s Early Care and Education System
On January 9, Building Bright Futures presented a virtual briefing on The State of Vermont’s Children: 2022 Year in Review. This ...
VECF Spotlight: Training Tomorrow’s Educators in Rutland County
At the Rutland County Parent-Child Center (RCPCC), college and high school students are getting hands-on training in early childhood education with ...
New data on suspensions and expulsions of Vermont kids under 9
It’s an urgent priority to reduce preventable exclusionary discipline incidents (broadly defined as suspension and expulsion) for young children—in order to ...
