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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 Results
The 2025 legislative session has gone into overtime, and as of early June discussions regarding the possible redesign of the state’s Pre-K to 12 education system have not yet concluded. Most other legislative business was concluded by the end of May.
Overall, it was a moderately successful session for the early childhood community and for the issues on the Alliance’s 2025 Legislative Agenda. While the usual budget limitations meant some requests were unfunded, important victories occurred in a number of areas. In some areas where progress was made, efforts will need to continue next year to secure full legislative approval.
Alliance staff will be working over the summer and fall with our members on ongoing and potential future campaigns, as we make plans for advocacy in the second year of the biennium. We are also preparing for potential work this fall on responses to any federal funding cuts that are 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, get in touch with the lead organizations listed below or with Matt Levin, Alliance Executive Director, at matt@vecaa.org.
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.
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, and the next session is coming up on Friday, June 20, at 1:00 pm.
Our discussion this month will be focused on building a sense of belonging and allyship in the early childhood community. Our discussion will be led by Tessa Dearborn, the Executive Director
of the Red Clover Children’s Center and an “Equity x Young Children” Fellow with VT AEYC, who has been focusing on how to transform an understanding of personal biases and privilege into belonging and allyship.
Register on Zoom to receive the meeting link
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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