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Governor and Legislature
Advise the Governor, administration and legislature on policy and systems improvements that effect young children.
When we work together, children shine
Building Bright Futures is a non profit, public-private partnership authorized by law to improve the systems that serve Vermont’s young children and families.
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Learn MoreThe Building Vermont's Future from the Child Up Think Tank Report is now available.
Learn MoreBuilding Bright Futures (BBF) is a nonprofit organization working to improve the well-being of young children and families in Vermont. We do this by monitoring Vermont’s early care, health, and education systems while advising the Governor, Administration, and Legislature on policy improvements.
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Vermont’s Early Childcare System
Monitor the state’s early care, health and education systems.
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Stakeholders and Community
Convene individuals, organizations, and agencies committed to young children, recognizing that we can better meet the diverse needs of all children and families when we work together.
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Blog
Measuring the Performance of Early Childhood Systems: New Toolkit Now Available
Thank you to Steven D. Cohen and Cailin O’Connor of the Center for the Study of Social Policy for making this guest blog available to Building Bright Futures. Over the past decade, increasing numbers of early childhood leaders across the country have been working to build systems with two distinct features. First, they take as […]
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Parents Supporting Thoughtful Technology
In Middlebury a group of parents have joined together to talk about and investigate screen time and its impact on children and families. Amy Mason, Samantha Farrell Schmitt, and Julie Berry founded the organization Parents Supporting Thoughtful Technology after they attended a parent meeting in Weybridge, VT, where Dr. Michael Seaton, a local pediatrician, led […]
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The Vital Role of the Parent Child Center in the Bennington Region
The work of Early Childhood is a partnership of families, healthcare, mental health, early care, education, home visiting and community agencies. The work that we do together is where there is an intersection similar to the center of a flower. One of the partners at the table in Bennington is Sunrise Family Resource Center, the […]
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