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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
Alliance Equity Discussion
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. Our next session will be held on Friday, April 18, at 1:00 pm.
The discussion will be led by Prof. Kaitlin Northey, Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education at UVM. Our focus will be on why Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) matters when teaching children aged 0 to 8, and what resources are available that can support the work.
Prof. Northey will share her thoughts about the constraints and concerns that may affect people differently based on identity, setting, and state, and the value of thinking proactively about how to implement best practice techniques and strategies.
Alliance Issue Spotlight
Since January, the Alliance has hosted a series of virtual Issue Spotlights, which focused on issues from the Alliance’s 2025 Legislative Agenda.
Stay tuned for information about our next session.
Early Childhood Day at the Legislature
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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Recent Newsletters
2025 Legislative Agenda Status Update – Early Childhood Issues in the State House
Alliance Issue Spotlight – 3/31; Vermont Commission on Women Pay Equity Cafe – 4/8; CCFAP Guidelines Updated; Alliance Annual Membership Meeting – 5/28; Join the Alliance Issue Update – Delivering on the Promise of Act 76
Issue Update – Delivering on the Promise of Act 76
Issue Update – Building Bright Futures and Empty Arms VT
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