Building Bright Futures (BBF) is Vermont’s early childhood public-private partnership charged under Title 33, Chapter 46, and the Federal Head Start Act (Public Law 110-134) as Vermont’s Early Childhood State Advisory Council (SAC) and network, the mechanism used to advise the Governor and legislature on the well-being of children in the prenatal period through age eight and their families.
2023-2024 ADVISEMENT TO THE LEGISLATURE AND ADMINISTRATION
Sept. 26 2023: Second Committee Meeting
- Vermont Universal Prekindergarten Education (UPK) Data, Publications, Reports, and Resources, Updated September 2023: Compilation of most recent data and information on UPK
- Data Needed to Inform Decision-making: This document outlined the questions/data that would be important to have to inform decision-making on the future of UPK, originally presented to the Senate Committee on Education
- S.56 Stakeholder Feedback: This document captured stakeholder feedback on the policies and priorities originally proposed in S.56. Much of the feedback was related to UPK and a mixed delivery model and was presented in House Committee on Human Services, the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare, the Senate Committee on Education, and the House Committee on Education
- Memo submitted to the Senate Committee on Education: This memo provided an overview of what information & data should be reviewed and discussed in order to improve UPK.
2022-2023 ADVISEMENT TO THE LEGISLATURE AND ADMINISTRATION
March 15, 2023: Testimony to Senate Committee on Education on considerations for S. 56’s Universal Pre-K study
Mar. 1, 2023
- Memo submitted to the Senate Committee on Education
- Potential UPK Study Questions for Consideration
- Select UPK Data, Publications, Reports, and Resources
- Stakeholder comments on S. 56 collected by Building Bright Futures as of Feb. 14, 2023 (Previously submitted to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare)
March 16, 2023: Testimony to Senate Committee on Health and Welfare on BBF’s role within S.56 testimony
February 24, 2023: Follow-up to S.56 testimony to Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
February 17, 2023: Follow-up to S.56 testimony to Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
February 15, 2023: Testimony to Senate Committee on Health and Welfare on legislation related to child care and early childhood education (S. 56)
January 19, 2023: An overview of BBF’s role to House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
April 11, 2023: Testimony to House Committee on Education on legislation related to child care and early childhood education (H. 208) related to the Universal Pre-K program
February 1, 2023: Testimony to House Committee on General and Housing on housing’s impact on early childhood and family well-being
April 17, 2023: Written testimony to House Committee on Human Services on accountability within H.208/S.56 An act relating to child care and early childhood education
April 6, 2023: Testimony to House Committee on Human Services on legislation related to child care and early childhood education (H. 208)
March 21, 2023: Overview of Vermont’s Preschool Development Grant’s goals and projects to House Committee on Human Services
April 14, 2023: Testimony to House Committee on Ways and Means on legislation related to child care and early childhood education (H. 208)
H. 217 Alignment with vision for Vermont's early childhood system outlined in the Vermont Early Childhood Action Plan & recommendations endorsed by the Early Childhood State Advisory Council
2021-2022 ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL ADVISEMENT
- Memo: Early Childhood Components of the Build Back Better Act - 11/3/21
- Memo: American Families Plan Overview of Child Care Vision - 10/4/21
- Memo: Vermont Considerations for UPK Policy Under the American Families Plan - 10/4/21
- Memo: American Families Plan Overview of Universal Prekindergarten Education (UPK) - 9/20/21
2021-2022 LEGISLATIVE ADVISEMENT
Testimony Documents
- Overview of Child Care within the American Families Plan
- Overview of Universal Public Kindergarten within the American Families Plan
- Vermont Considerations for Universal Public Kindergarten
Recorded Testimony: BBF testimony starts at 16:00 minute mark
Recorded Testimony: BBF testimony starts at minute 17
Building Bright Futures Testimony to the Task Force
Recorded Testimony: BBF testimony starts at minute 31
Building Bright Futures Testimony to the Task Force
Recorded Testimony: BBF testimony starts at minute 31