Vermont Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance – Improving the lives of Vermonts young children, families, and providers in the areas of health, safety, food security, economic security, and early care and education.

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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 childhood education.

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2026 Legislative Agenda Results

The 2026 Legislative session went into overtime, with adjournment not coming until the end of May. Overall, it was a moderately successful session for the early childhood community and for the issues on the Alliance’s 2026 Legislative Agenda. There were challenges resulting from budget limitations and the complexity of the issues undertaken by our Lead Organizations, but progress was made on a number of fronts. In some cases, progress came with compromises, or with funding that was one-time rather than base. And for several key issues, including the early childhood educator bill, work was not completed this year and will continue next year.

Alliance staff will be working over the summer and fall with our members to begin planning for advocacy in the next biennium. We are also offering educational opportunities to legislative candidates, and keeping an eye out for any federal funding cuts agreed to in Washington, DC.

Visit the Alliance website to see more details about the results for each issue. A downloadable PDF is also available here.

For more information on any of these issues, please get in touch with the lead organizations listed below or with Matt Levin, Alliance Executive Director, at matt@vecaa.org.

2026 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 childhood education. The issues on our ‘26 Agenda 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.

For questions, please contact Matt Levin, Executive Director at matt@vecaa.org.

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Alliance Annual Membership Meeting Recap; Alliance ‘26 Legislative Agenda Issue Spotlight – End of Session Recap – 6/8

Alliance Annual Membership Meeting – TOMORROW – 6/4; Alliance ‘26 Legislative Agenda Issue Spotlight – End of Session Recap – 6/8; Alliance Equity Discussion – 6/26; Voices for Vermont’s Children Summer Celebration – 6/26

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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