Join Us for Child Care Conversations This Fall
In fall 2025, Building Bright Futures convened community conversations to understand how Vermont’s early childhood system was functioning following the implementation ...
Policy
BBF to Host Early Childhood Candidate Forums This Fall
In the next few weeks, Building Bright Futures will host a series of in-person regional candidate forums across Vermont. All are ...
What the 2026 Session Means for Early Childhood in Vermont
The 2026 legislative session was a complicated one. Lawmakers took on education transformation, a tight budget, and a shifting federal landscape ...
Mid-Legislative Session Update from Building Bright Futures
As the legislative session continues, we wanted to share a brief update on a few key early childhood topics, along with ...
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 ...
BBF Executive Director Morgan Crossman Receives Vermont House Speaker’s Award
Building Bright Futures (BBF) is proud to announce that Executive Director Morgan Crossman has been recognized with the Vermont House Speaker’s ...
Finding Connection in Unexpected Places: A Summer and Fall with Building Bright Futures
As a Nigerian American and first-generation college student from New York City, my path to working in policy was anything but ...
2026 Policy Recommendations of VT’s Early Childhood State Advisory Council Network
In November 2025, Building Bright Futures finalized the Policy Recommendations of Vermont’s Early Childhood State Advisory Council Network for 2026. These ...
From Courtroom to Capitol Hill: Why Child and Family Policy is Personal for Me
My journey into the world of child and family policy began in a courtroom—not as a lawyer, but as a witness ...
State Advisory Council Endorses 2025 Policy Recommendations
Last week, the State Advisory Council (SAC) formally endorsed the Policy Recommendations of Vermont’s Early Childhood State Advisory Council Network for ...
2025 Policy Playbook
This Policy Playbook explains what the 2025 Policy Recommendations mean, why they matter, and some of the ways they can be ...
2025 Policy Recommendations of VT’s Early Childhood State Advisory Council Network
On Nov. 4, 2024, the State Advisory Council (SAC) formally endorsed the Policy Recommendations of the Vermont Early Childhood State Advisory ...
