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Tag: Let’s Grow Kids

An adult kneels to help a young child put on a coat in a classroom with cubbies and large windows.
Posted inChamplain Valley, Economy, Franklin County, Regional

As child care growth gains momentum across Vermont, some regions lag behind

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 January 25, 2026, 6:52 amJanuary 26, 2026, 10:08 am
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

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
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Vermont Democrats say they won’t pass paid family and medical leave this year

by Lola Duffort May 4, 2023, 6:21 pmMay 4, 2023, 6:21 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
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Final Reading: School sports bill confronts Vermont’s LGBTQ+-friendly image

by Sarah Mearhoff and Peter D'Auria April 12, 2023, 7:43 pmApril 13, 2023, 10:36 am
Posted inGovernment & Politics

‘Trying to make life work’: Child care legislation draws hundreds to Statehouse rally

by Lola Duffort April 12, 2023, 7:24 pmApril 12, 2023, 7:24 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
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 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 inEducation

Vermont’s child care, early education administration is ‘fundamentally broken,’ report finds

by Peter D'Auria July 7, 2022, 4:45 pmSeptember 18, 2024, 12:38 pm
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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