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It costs money to create and sustain a child care environment that promotes healthy brain development. When communities make quality child care services available to families, they help to lay a solid foundation for a child’s social, emotional, communication, physical and intellectual development. Good environments and positive interactions help create optimal brain development. A child with this solid foundation will be an engaged and contributing member of their community and economy.

We've gathered resources to help community members begin a conversation about the importance of quality child care with their legislators or with others in the community.

Fact SheetsVisual AidsLinks - VermontLinks - National

Fact Sheets and Talking Points

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Fact Sheet: The Child Care Dilemma
PDF format (112 kb)

Fact Sheet: Vermont’s Failure to Meet Families’ Needs
PDF format (76 kb)

Fact Sheet: Vermont Child Care Affordability: What We Need to Do
PDF format (52 kb)

Talking Points: Vermont's future
PDF format (425 kb)


Visual Aids
Links - Vermont

Child Development Division
www.cddvt.org

Bright Futures Information System
www.brightfuturesinfo.org

Kids Are Priority One
www.kidsarepriorityone.org/kap1

Vermont Children’s Forum
www.childrensforum.org

Contact Vermont Governor Jim Douglas
http:/governor.vermont.gov

Vermont Association of Child Care
Resource and Referral Agencies
(VACCRRA)
http://www.vermontchildcare.org/

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Links - National

National Child Care Information Center
www.nccic.org

Child Care Aware
www.childcareaware.org/en

National Association for the Education of Young Children
www.naeyc.org

National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ECI/index.html

National Association of Child Care
Resource and Referral Agencies
(NACCRRA)
www.naccrra.org

National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)
The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) is the nation’s leading public policy center dedicated to promoting the economic security, health, and well-being of America’s low-income families and children.
www.nccp.org

National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) is a national clearinghouse and technical assistance center linking parents, providers, policy-makers, researchers, and the public to early care and education information.
nccic.acf.hhs.gov/about/index.html

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Vermont’s Child Care Advisory Board
www.VermontCCAB.org
c/o Trinity Children’s Center
34 Fletcher Place, Burlington, VT 05401