VCCICC works with a variety of community agencies and organizations to promote quality child care services in Vermont.

VT Department of Children and Families Child Development Division

The Child Development Division (CDD) is the state agency charged with improving the well being of Vermont's children by ensuring safe, accessible and quality services are available for every child.

Child Care
The Child Development Division is responsible for several aspects of child care in Vermont - from licensing for providers and tuition assistance for families to the STARS program.

Communities and Partnerships
CDD brings together funds and services that are designed to establish and support statewide, regional, and local partnerships which assist children and their families. Funds and services include, Parent Child Centers, Head Start Collaborative, Healthy Child Care Vermont funds and the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems grant. CDD also assists partnerships through policy direction, licensing regulation, research, technical assistance, and information services.

http://www.dcf.state.vt.us/cdd/

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Northern Lights Career Development Center

Professional Development and Career Planning for Early Childhood and Afterschool Professionals

Our goals include: strengthening and aligning curriculum and instruction, providing individuals and agencies easy access to training and education at all levels, developing highly qualified instructors, and career advising for professionals and organizations. The results will be an articulated system of professional development, instructor qualifications, and resources for those engaged in early childhood and afterschool education programs.

http://northernlights.vsc.edu/

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Vermont Department of Labor

Workforce Development provides services to Employers and Jobseekers, including oversight for the Registered Apprenticeship Programs in Vermont.

For Employers and Job Seekers

• Statewide network of Resource Centers with self-help resource rooms

• Job matching service at no cost -- Vermont JobLink

• Registered Apprenticeship

• Training for dislocated workers, youth and adults

• Labor market information for employers and job seekers

• National career information through America's Job Bank

http://labor.vermont.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=214

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Voices for Vermont's Children

(formerly Vermont Children's Forum)

The mission of the Voices for Vermont's Children is to promote public policy that enhances the lives of children and youth in Vermont.

Established in 1983, Voices for Vermont's Children began as an informal alliance of human service and education advocates who were deeply concerned about the status of  children and youth in Vermont.

In the past two decades, VOICES has evolved into a statewide membership organization of several hundred individuals and organizations. Membership dues and contributions support our advocacy, outreach and community organizing on behalf of Vermont's children and youth.

Voices addresses the full spectrum of child, youth and family issues - from child care and access to health care coverage for children and youth to juvenile justice and child welfare. Voices for Vermont's Children works for children and  youth with:

• Advocacy during the Vermont Legislative session

• Grass roots organizing and advocacy training in local communities.

• Crucial information, advocacy updates, special reports and fact sheets on issues and policy important to children and youth

• Workshops and courses on public education and advocacy in local communities.

• Publication of Vermont KIDS COUNT and other child well-being reports.

• Locally based Community Leadership Training and Youth Leadership Training.

www.childrensforum.org

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Kids Are Priority One

Kids Are Priority One is a statewide coalition of organizations, businesses and individuals who are committed to ensuring that Vermont's children get the best possible start.

By means of constant public education, tireless grassroots organizing, skillful advocacy and ongoing leadership development activities, Kids Are Priority One is working to:

• Empower people to speak out on behalf of children;

• Strengthen policies that make our early childhood system work better for children and families;

• Ensure that key decision-makers make children's health, care, and education a top priority.

www.kidsarepriorityone.org

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Building Bright Futures- Vermont’s Child Care Information Services.

The place for parents and child care providers to get answers to questions about child care, early education, school age care, and the services available to help ensure that high quality child care is available to every child in Vermont who needs it.

www.brightfuturesinfo.org