Home-based child care programs were more likely to stay open during the pandemic than any other type of provider. Also, home-based programs can provide a localized, scaled option that makes more financial sense in rural areas.
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Chloe Learey: Now is the time to appreciate early childhood educators
We all benefit when families can participate in the workforce and children get what they need to succeed, so we can all contribute to making child care work for everyone.
Final Reading: 'They're not babysitting'
On Wednesday, advocates, business leaders and lawmakers gathered on the Statehouse steps to rally early support for a publicly funded child care system in Vermont.
Wendy Rice: Affordable, high-quality child care is essential for Vermont’s working families
A typical Vermont family spends $20,000 a year on child care, literally more than a year of in-state tuition at a Vermont State College.
Gary DiMaggio: Gov. Scott, please consider changing our public schools
I’m advocating expanding and changing the system to do the job better, to produce smarter adults.
Health care group plans to build day care for 125 children at former Bennington college campus
Sens. Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders have earmarked a combined $827,000 for Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s proposed child care facility.
Miranda Gray: A plan to support kids, families and caregivers
If the Legislature approves, our multipronged approach will help expand child care, bring women and other caregivers back into the workforce, and support Vermont’s economy.
Wendy Rice: Diaper need is an overlooked economic and health equity issue
Diapering places a direct economic and emotional strain on low-income families. On average, children use eight to 10 diapers daily. Diapers cost $80 to $100 per child per month, averaging $900 per year. This expenditure is nearly 5% of gross income for a minimum wage earner.
Chloe Learey: Plus and minus impacts of Covid-19 on child development
We need to evaluate the effects of child care bonuses, masks on children, and other strategies we’re using to deal with Covid-19.
As IT troubles bedevil the state, new child care subsidies don’t make it to low-income families
The state has been working on a multi-year redesign of the Child Care Financial Assistance Program, which subsidizes child care for low-income Vermonters.
Planned child care center ends relationship with Alburgh school board
The Alburgh Family Clubhouse board now must find a new location and make up a significant loss in grant funding.
Amid nerve-racking return to school, child care families feel left out of state response
Parents of children under 5, who are still ineligible for Covid-19 vaccines, were left to scramble for tests before the winter break ended.
Hannah Geier: Vermont’s Child Care Campaign is a key to the future
Vermont’s child care system is at a breaking point. Staffing shortages are becoming more common due to years of low pay and poor benefits. Child care programs are closing, cutting hours, and even shutting their doors permanently.
Lyons-Pugh: The child care solution is right in front of us
We understand that these priorities will require significant investment. We also know both from research and lived experience that this is one of the wisest investments we can make for Vermont’s children, families, recovery and economy.
