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The Vermont Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance is a statewide coalition of early childhood professionals and providers, parents, and employers working together to improve public policies that impact young children from birth to age eight on issues of health, safety, food security, economic security, and early care and education.

2025 Legislative Agenda

The Alliance’s Legislative Agenda is crafted annually in partnership with early childhood organizations that are advancing policy solutions through the legislative process related to health, safety, food security, economic security, and early care and education. 

The issues were selected by the Alliance’s 21-member Steering Committee. One or more lead organizations will direct legislative and advocacy strategy on each issue. 

A downloadable PDF of this year’s Legislative Agenda is available on the Alliance’s website, as well as details about each issue. 

2025 Annual Membership Meeting

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Alliance Equity Discussion

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Join a group of peers and colleagues from the early childhood community to engage in sustained learning about anti-racism, equity, and inclusion. The Alliance hosts a monthly, salon-style Equity Discussion Group via Zoom. 

Stay tuned for information about our next session. 

Alliance Issue Spotlight

Legislative Agenda Issue Spotlight

The Alliance’s series of virtual Issue Spotlights, which focus on issues from the Alliance’s 2025 Legislative Agenda, continues this month.

Our next session will be held Monday, April 7, from 3:30 to 4:15 pm, and will focus on two issues – efforts to improve the Reach Up program and work underway to expand the state’s use of anti-poverty tax credits.

Led by representatives from Voices for Vermont’s Children and the Anti-Poverty Tax Credit Coalition, this session is a great opportunity to learn more about each of these issues, get an update on how they are progressing in the legislature, and how to get involved. 

Early Childhood Day at the Legislature

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We had a successful Early Childhood Day at the Legislature (ECDL) this year, with over 200 attendees and 55 legislators coming together to discuss early childhood issues, attend workshops on current topics, and network and exchange information.

A full recap of the day is available on the ECDL website.

Save the date for ECDL 2026 on Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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“It’s incredibly valuable to have this vast network of statewide advocates that can rally people to share their stories or reach out to their Legislator. We were successful in getting the Family and Medical Leave bill and it was in large part because of the work of the Alliance.” 

– MAIN STREET ALLIANCE