Vermont’s Child Care and Early Childhood Education Systems Analysis (ECSA) was required by Act 45 (An Act relating to child care systems and financing), which was signed by Governor Scott on June 1, 2021. Building Bright Futures contracted with Foresight Law + Policy and Watershed Advisors to conduct the ECSA.
The goal of the ECSA is to examine systems that govern and administer childcare and early childhood education and use this information to make recommendations for Vermont’s approaches to improve functionality of services and systems that will promote optimal outcomes for children and families.
Foresight Law + Policy and Watershed Advisors went through a rigorous process of documentation review, interviews, focus groups, surveys, and the ECSA Advisory Committee feedback to arrive at these findings and recommendations.
The Final Report and Recommendations were submitted to the legislature on July 1, 2022 as required by Act 45 and was presented in a webinar on July 11, 2022 (see video below).
