BBF Publishes Annual Report on Act 76 Monitoring
In January 2025, Building Bright Futures submitted its annual report on monitoring the implementation and impacts of Act 76, Vermont’s historic…
2024 Report on Act 76 Monitoring
Building Bright Futures (BBF) is responsible for monitoring Act 76, Vermont’s child care law. BBF submits a report about Act 76…
Elevating the Most Urgent Early Childhood Needs
We are excited to share BBF’s innovative approach to identifying and communicating needs across Vermont’s early childhood system. We’ve combined 12…
Looking Back on a Year of Family Leadership
Building Bright Futures (BBF) works to empower families and elevate their voices. Family leadership is an important part of Vermont’s Early…
Our New Report, “The State of Vermont’s Children: 2024 Year in Review”
On Monday, Building Bright Futures and Vermont’s Early Childhood Data & Policy Center released The State of Vermont’s Children: 2024 Year…
The State of Vermont’s Children: 2024 Year in Review
The State of Vermont’s Children: 2024 Year in Review includes a spotlight on Vermont’s child welfare system and the 2025 Policy…
BBF & RAPID 2025 Family Needs Survey
The RAPID Survey Project is an ongoing national survey of households with children under 6 designed to gather essential information on…
Early Childhood Needs Assessment Directory
Sorted by Assessment As identified in the 2024 Early Childhood Needs Assessment The Early Childhood Needs Assessment directory below features highlights…
2024 Early Childhood Systems Needs Assessment
Building Bright Futures (BBF) led Vermont’s work on the federally required needs assessment activity under the Preschool Development Grant. Instead of…
Establishing a Baseline: Vermont’s Early Childhood Spending Inventory
In 2022, Building Bright Futures led an effort to compile a statewide Early Childhood Spending Inventory by assembling data on state…
Early Childhood Baseline Spending Inventory FY21
In 2022, Building Bright Futures led an effort to compile a statewide Early Childhood Spending Inventory, beginning by assembling data on…
Our Impact in 2024
The newly released 2024 Impact Report provides an overview of Building Bright Futures’ finances, recognizes our donors, and outlines the ways…
2024 Impact Report
Building Bright Futures’ 2024 Impact Report provides an overview of our finances, recognizes our donors, and highlights what we accomplished this…
Addison County Hosts Early Childhood Summit with Focus on Collaboration
Ashley Bessette was a major contributor to the Addison Regional Council Planning Team for the recent Early Childhood Summit in Addison…
BBF Announces Additional VECF Grant Recipients
BBF is excited to announce additional recipients of Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) grants. VECF funds support creative solutions that will…
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…
BBF Announces Fall 2024 VECF Grant Recipients
Building Bright Futures is excited to announce the recipients of our Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) awards for fall 2024! The…
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…
Vermont Makes Strides in Strengthening Early Childhood Services
Good news for Vermont families with young kids! The state is using a special federal grant to improve the system of…
News from the Network: Fall Events and Forums
Fall is here, and Building Bright Futures’ Regional Councils have been busy convening and building community across the state. Central Vermont…
Focus on Equity at Fifth Annual Statewide Regional Summit
For five years now, Building Bright Futures Regional Managers have brought together Regional Council members from across the state around a…
Average Benefit for 3SquaresVT
The indicator chart shows the average 3SquaresVT (SNAP) monthly benefit received for an individual and a household.
Sharing the Results of Our Network Partner Survey
Earlier this year, we sent out our annual BBF Network Partner Survey asking for feedback on our partners’ experiences with the…
