Vermont Child Care Industry and Careers Council

The Vermont Child Care Industry and Careers Council (VCCICC)
works to enhance the knowledge, skills & status of early care and education providers.

We offer the Registered Child Care Apprenticeship Program
and other professional development opportunities through collaboration with community partners including:

State of VT Child Development Division
Vermont Department of Labor
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Vermont
Community College of Vermont

Our Vision: High quality child care is available for all Vermont children!

 

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VCCICC Membership

Join our statewide professional development organization.

Your dues stay local with our efforts to provide access to relevant trainings and information pertinent to the early childhood education field.

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Apprenticeship Application Deadlines

Please note the following deadlines for new Apprentices who would like to start their coursework in either the Summer 2019 or Fall 2019 at CCV.

For apprentices to start class at CCV for the Summer 2019 term:

  • April 1, 2019 - deadline for submitting a complete T.E.A.C.H. Apprenticeship Scholarship Application
  • Orientation Meeting for new Apprentices, Mentors & Sponsors must occur by the first week of April

For apprentices to start class at CCV for the Fall 2019 term:

  • May 15, 2019 - deadline for submitting a complete T.E.A.C.H. Apprenticeship Scholarship Application
  • Orientation Meeting for new Apprentices, Mentors & Sponsors must occur by June 1, 2019

For more information, contact us at vccicc@comcast.net or (802) 985-2700.

5 New Apprentices began classes in January 2019!

Congratulations to the following programs for sponsoring new apprentices with a T.E.A.C.H. scholarship!

Annette's Preschool, Hinesburg
Kids & Fitness, Williston
Little One's University, Essex
Round Hill Kids, Hyde Park

We appreciate all the hard work, patience, diligence and flexibility from everyone involved!

Congratulations to the 2018 Completed Apprentices!

Congratulations to the following programs for sponsoring 13 completed apprentices!

Capstone Learning Together Center at Brook St., Barre
E. J. Kids Klub Inc, Williston
Early Learning Center @ St. Michael's College, Colchester
Four Seasons of Early Learning, Greensboro Bend
Frog & Toad Child Care & Learning Center, Essex
Good Shepherd's Little Lambs, Rutland
Hand in Hand Creative Learning Center, Essex
KinderStart Preschool, Williston
Little Dippers Doodle Children's Center, St. Johnsbury
Milton Family Community Center, Milton
Turtle Island Children's Center, Montpelier

We appreciate all the hard work, patience, diligence and flexibility from everyone involved!

Check out the pictures from the Annual Meeting!

A New Collaboration for Registered Child Care Apprenticeship

The VT Child Care Industry and Careers Council (VCCICC) and T.E.A.C.H.* Early Childhood® Vermont announce a NEW process to support the continuation of the Registered Child Care Apprenticeship Program across Vermont!

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY
T.E.A.C.H. scholarships for Registered Child Care Apprenticeship

*T.E.A.C.H. - Teacher Education and Compensation Helps

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Vermont's Child Care Apprenticeship Program is Recognized Beyond Our Borders!

The Washington Region Early Care Education Workforce Network Steering Committee identified apprenticeship as one of the top 5 successful strategies nationwide for on the job assessment of skills needed to improve the quality of child care.  Our program is highlighted as one of the Case Studies featured in the report Competency-Based Career Pathways.

The study pertains to the process used to develop competency assessments for Early Childhood Education (ECE) professionals, how these assessments are conducted and managed, and personal observations on the challenges and benefits of re-aligning ECE professional education and workplace practices towards more competency-based approaches.