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Tag: Aly Richards

An adult and four young children, dressed in colorful winter clothes, walk hand-in-hand on a paved path with grass and trees in the background.
Posted inEconomy

After a decade, Vermont’s child care ‘juggernaut’ passes the torch

A young man with short curly hair and a light beard smiles outdoors, wearing a light-colored t-shirt with trees in the background. by Theo Wells-Spackman November 19, 2025, 5:24 pmNovember 19, 2025, 5:24 pm
A woman in a pink dress stands in a room under construction with large windows, tools, boxes, and ladders scattered on the floor.
Posted inAddison County, Economy

Otter Creek Child Center to expand amid overwhelming child care demand in Addison County

A young man with short curly hair and a light beard smiles outdoors, wearing a light-colored t-shirt with trees in the background. by Theo Wells-Spackman September 29, 2025, 6:56 amSeptember 26, 2025, 5:31 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Child care overhaul becomes law as legislators override veto

by Lola Duffort June 20, 2023, 7:29 pmJune 20, 2023, 11:00 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Lawmakers pass bill to make ‘quantum leap’ in child care investments

by Lola Duffort May 12, 2023, 9:07 pmMay 12, 2023, 9:07 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Breaking their impasse over funding, House and Senate make child care deal

by Lola Duffort May 11, 2023, 5:18 pmMay 11, 2023, 8:54 pm
Exterior view of a modern two-story building with brick and beige siding, marked as the Sara Holbrook Community Center at 66 on the frontage. A bicycle rack is visible to the left.
Posted inChittenden County, Education

‘Tip of the iceberg’: Burlington child care center to close, citing staffing and financial challenges

by Patrick Crowley April 25, 2023, 5:37 pmApril 25, 2023, 5:37 pm
A group of people sitting at a table in a room.
Posted inEducation

Vermont Senate Democrats poised to punt full-day pre-K to study

by Lola Duffort March 13, 2023, 5:03 pmMarch 13, 2023, 5:03 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Senate unveils child care bill with full-day public pre-K for 4-year-olds

by Lola Duffort February 1, 2023, 9:22 pmFebruary 1, 2023, 9:22 pm
A group of children standing in a hallway.
Posted inEducation

Child care overhaul would cost between $179 million and $279 million, new report estimates

by Lola Duffort January 17, 2023, 6:40 pmJanuary 19, 2023, 8:43 am
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Final Reading: Waiting for the price tag on child care reform

by Lola Duffort, Sarah Mearhoff and Riley Robinson January 11, 2023, 7:15 pmJanuary 11, 2023, 7:15 pm
Posted inChittenden County, Economy

UVM Health Network investing in additional 120-apartment building with child care center

by Juliet Schulman-Hall December 15, 2022, 6:35 pmDecember 26, 2022, 11:35 am
Posted inGovernment & Politics

As child care rises to the top of the legislative agenda, Democrats fracture on paid leave

by Lola Duffort December 8, 2022, 2:49 pmDecember 8, 2022, 2:49 pm
Posted inOpinion

Garder & Richards: State confirms child care system’s broken; now’s the time to fix it

by Opinion July 27, 2022, 7:10 amJuly 26, 2022, 10:30 am
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Final Reading: ‘They’re not babysitting’

by Sarah Mearhoff, Lola Duffort and Riley Robinson April 27, 2022, 9:02 pmApril 27, 2022, 9:02 pm

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