The seven VECAP Committees are guided by the goals and objectives that Vermont has identified as essential in Vermont’s Early Childhood Action Plan (VECAP). Annually, VECAP Committees elevate gaps and barriers impacting children and families and bring them to the State Advisory Council to inform policy recommendations.
BBF is charged to maintain and monitor Vermont’s Early Childhood Action Plan (VECAP), the vision and strategic plan for Vermont’s early childhood system. The VECAP helps hold Vermont leaders and decision-makers accountable to working towards the collective vision for the state’s early childhood system: to be an integrated continuum of comprehensive, high-quality services that is equitable, accessible, and improves outcomes for each and every child in the prenatal period through age 8 and their family.
Join a VECAP Committee Meeting
All VECAP Committee meetings are open to the public and you are welcome to attend, except for the Early Childhood Interagency Coordinating Team (ECICT). You can also view recorded meetings on YouTube.
2025-01-02 10:00:00
Families and Communities Committee Meeting
2025-01-09 10:00:00
Early Learning and Development Committee Meeting
2025-01-16 13:00:00
Families and Communities Committee – Family Lunch Bunch
About the VECAP Committees
Child Outcomes Accountability Team (COAT)
Data and Evaluation Committee
Early Childhood Interagency Coordinating Team (ECICT)
Early Childhood Investment Committee
Early Learning and Development Committee
Families and Communities Committee
Professional Preparation and Development (PPD) Committee
VECAP Goals
Children’s healthy development depends on their early experiences, their environment, and the health and well-being of their parents and caregivers. We know children are more likely to thrive when they live in safe and stable home environments and when families have equitable access to resources when they need them. To achieve this goal, Vermont will work to ensure all children prenatal through age 8 are thriving across four primary domains: physical health, social and emotional wellness, developmental and educational results, and adequate basic needs for a child to thrive.
Vermont’s families and communities need to be strong, resilient, and have the capacity to identify and meet the needs of children. A priority within this goal is to advance policies and practices that honor and are supportive of each family’s culture, strengths, structure, expertise, and preferences. Building a system that listens to the needs of families, and creates space at the table to make decisions together, are core to success. To achieve this goal, Vermont will work to create safe and stable home environments, economic stability, family-friendly workplace policies, parent and family leadership, and communities with social and physical infrastructure to nurture resilient children and families.
Vermont is invested in giving children the strongest start possible by creating resources and services that are accessible, equitable and high-quality in the same four primary domains for children to thrive: physical health, social and emotional wellness, developmental and educational results, and adequate basic needs to improve family outcomes. Delivering quality services depends on a skilled and stable early childhood workforce. Identifying inequities for vulnerable children and building strategies to counter systemic racism and discrimination to create more equitable access to healthcare, mental health services, childcare, early identification and intervention, and learning outcomes.
Vermont is committed to building a seamless, equitable system of care for children and families. Goal 4 has three related parts. The first requires collaborative leadership, coordination, and communication at all levels starting with aligned vision and language championed by agency and community leaders. This leadership is essential to promote efficiencies and streamline systems to create a seamless experience for families. The vision is to build greater coordination with every sector—including early care and education, health, mental health, human services, housing, and the business community. The second part of Goal 4 is to collect and report high-quality data to understand how services, supports, and resources are reaching the kids and families they intend to, and to measure the extent strategies and investments are making the desired impact. The third part is to leverage the integration and data to guide Vermont’s early childhood expenditures, support efficient deployment of resources, and increase public awareness about the value of investing in children and the early childhood system.
Vermont’s Early Childhood Action Plan is a bold, collaborative approach to building a comprehensive and integrated early childhood system that promotes healthy child development and family stability.
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