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 ...
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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 ...
Data Brief | Exclusionary Discipline in Vermont: Early Childhood
The 2021 passage of Act 35, which prohibits exclusionary discipline (broadly defined as suspension and expulsion) for children under age 8, ...
The Strength of Community: Lessons I have Learned Working with the Addison Early Childhood Education Community
By Kathryn Torres, Addison County Parent-Child Center I have been coming to Vermont for family vacations for close to thirty years, ...
Reflections on a Career in Early Childhood Education
This guest blog is written by Caledonia/SEssex Building Bright Futures Council member, April Zajko, an early childhood educator and consultant, and ...
