Pre-K in the Bennington Region is a study in successful partnerships. Across the United States, more and more school districts are providing pre-K to both three- and four-year-olds. The movement started from a Pew Charitable Trust 10 year campaign to advance high-quality voluntary pre-kindergarten for all three- and four-year-olds. There was a challenge to national […]
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The Bennington Council continued to explore the data dilemma. How do we as a region understand the richness of the data that we have, how do we use it to assess and improve programs? One of the issues is that we are looking for short-term data, which does not really tell the region about efficacy […]
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The weather the last several months have played havoc on the monthly council meetings. It is the first time that Bennington has missed three Council Meetings in a row. The data discussion around the release of How Are Vermont’s Young Children and Families had to be postponed until after Early Childhood Day at the Legislature. […]
Read MoreElection Day has come and gone. Bennington hosted its annual Legislative/Candidates Luncheon in October. It is always a positive event and the opportunity for the early childhood community to educate our legislators about the importance of quality early childhood services, including health, mental health, home visiting and other community and support services, as well as […]
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As the fall approaches children are getting ready to return to school. For some children and their families, it will be their first experience with the “big” school. These children are entering kindergarten. It can be a very stressful time with lots of changes and unanswered questions. In March of 2015, the Bennington Region held […]
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