Meeting agendas, materials and minutes from each of the Blue Ribbon Commission scheduled meetings will be archived on this page.

About the Blue Ribbon Commission on Financing High Quality, Affordable Child Care

Purpose: (1) to inventory and review reports and recommendations issued over the past 10 years relating to high quality, affordable child care; (2) to determine the elements inherent in all quality child care programs; and (3) to make recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor on the most effective use of existing public funding and additional opportunities. (See Statute, page 105 for full description.) The Blue Ribbon Commission will collaborate and work to support goals and strategies within the Vermont Early Childhood Framework and the accompanying Vermont Early Childhood Action Plan

Below please find the Commission’s Final Report:

1. Final Report
2. Final Appendices
3. Combined Report and Appendices

Backup to the report can be found on the following zip drive: Report Backup

Additionally, below are two memos from the Commission’s consultants, Public Consulting Group: one with future research questions and one summarizing other states’ endeavors to achieve quality and/or affordability.

1. Future Research Questions
2. Other States

Thank you for this opportunity to serve Vermont.

Blue Ribbon Commission – Meeting Dates

Blue Ribbon Commission – Past Meetings

Blue Ribbon Commission – Member / Commissioner List