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July 2016

Happy Summer! 

I'm very excited to share this special edition newsletter with you! See below for a list of free and low cost opportunities at locations throughout Central Vermont for you and the tiny people in your life. 

Also important news about the Promise Community initiative - the application for Cohort 2 is now available! CLICK HERE for the application document and please feel welcome to reach out to me with any questions or if your community is interested in applying. The deadline is August 15 for applications. 

Of course, you'll also find updates from BBF and from our partners about what's happening, and what's coming soon. 

As always, please free welcome to reach out if you have any questions or need any support. Thank you!!

Becky
Free Fun at the Library
The local public library is a fantastic place to spend some time with your favorite kids. See below for some of the great FREE library opportunities in Central Vermont this summer.

Weekly Story Times:

Mondays at 10:00 for Babies and Toddlers

Mondays at 10:00 Joslin Library (Waitsfield)

Mondays at 10:30 Aldrich Public Library (Barre)

Wednesdays at 10:00 for children birth to 7 Story and Activity time followed by free lunch Jaquith Public Library (Marshfield)

Wednesdays at 10:00 Warren Public Library

Thursdays at 10:00 Preschool Story Hour Waterbury Public Library

Special Events:




7/26 10:30 am - Dinosaur Days (Hayes Room)
7/27 10:30 am - Story Hour on the Road (Rumney School)
7/28 1:15 pm - Story Hour on the Road (E. Montpelier School)
7/28 6:00 pm - Drive in Movie Night (Hayes Room)
7/29 10:30 am - Fun with Physics (Hayes Room)
7/30 11:00 am - Happy Birthday Harry Potter (Library Lawn)
Go for a Swim
Here's a quick list of some locations in Central Vermont where you can go for a swim! This quick list includes the phone number, rates (if available) and a link to the website where you can find additional info.

$11.50/family (resident) $19.00/family (non-resident)

$3.00/child or youth $4.00/adult

Wrightsville Beach (Middlesex) 223-2356
age 0-2 FREE, age 3-12 $1.00, age 13-64 $2.50, age 65+ $1.00

$5.00/single $10.00/family

age 0-3 FREE, age 4-13 $2.00, age 14+ $4.00

Other Links:
Blue Ribbon Commission Community Forum
The Blue Ribbon Commission on Financing High Quality, Affordable Child Care (BRC) has scheduled five public forums around the state to hear from Vermonters about three questions:
  1. What would help you the most with respect to accessing high quality child care?
  2. What are the responsibilities of Vermont to help ensure all Vermonters have access to high quality child care?
  3. What should we do to make accessible, high quality child care more affordable in Vermont?
The BRC is expected to issue a report to the legislature and governor in November of this year. In order for the commission and policy makers to consider the child care challenges of Vermonters, we need you to attend the July forums and tell the commissioners about the issues facing parents, employers, and child care providers. 

The Central Vermont forum will be held at the Aldrich Public Library in Barre on Monday, July 25 from 7:30-9:00 p.m. CLICK HERE to RSVP to attend. If you are a parent, you can receive a $30 child care stipend to help enable you to attend the forum. Please email Jessica (jessica.blackman@vermont.gov) so we can ensure your stipend will be waiting for you at the forum. 
Providers Corner

Ask Your Questions about the new Regs
 
The Child Development Division is looking for your questions on the regulations. The Division is currently developing resources for child care providers about the new child care regulations. One of the resources will be a Frequently Asked Questions page on the website for common questions and their answers about the child care regulations.

We need your help to build this resource. Please submit your questions to the Division through this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Regulations_FAQ_Request

Please be as specific as possible. You may submit as many questions as you would like. Please submit one question per response. If you have another question, simply take the survey again.
Summer Playgroups
CVBBF playgroups do not run during the summer, but some of our partners run excellent playgroup programs through the months of July and August. See below for a flyer about the Family Center of Washington County's playgroup for deaf and hard of hearing children and their families.
Please feel free to contact me with your ideas, concerns and hopes for our children. I want to hear and learn from you! 

Becky Raymond, Regional Coordinator
Central Vermont Building Bright Futures
(802) 461-3211
In This Issue
Barre Promise Community
The next meeting of our planning team will be on Tuesday, August 9 from 10-12 location TBD in Barre. 

Contact Shannon for details or to join our team
Statewide News
CLICK HERE to access the most recent Early Learning Challenge grant update. Tons of great information about how the grant implementation is going!
BBF State Council
The next BBF State Council meeting will be held on Monday, July 25th, location TBD. For more information or to attend the meeting, contact Katie Mobbs. 
Have you checked out Vermont Insights 2.0 yet? Here are the top features and benefits:

 

- Create custom reports

- Improved navigation

- Improved search function

- Improved automation

- Streamlined data sharing process


 Check it out HERE
Focus on Health
Here's a new resource that's now available - Mom's Mental Health Matters. Visit their website for information for both pregnant and postpartum moms, and information for their loved ones. 
There are many policy briefs available on the Project Launch page of the BBF website. Here's a great one about The Adverse Effects of Toxic Stress in Early Childhood. All archived briefs are available HERE. 
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About Central Vermont Building Bright Futures Council
Building Bright Futures (BBF) serves a dual role as both the Vermont Early Childhood Advisory Council and 501(c)(3) statewide network, aligning local solutions of 12 Regional Councils with policy at the state level in order to make improvements in access, quality, and affordability of early care, health, and education for families and young children birth to eight-years-old. Central Vermont Building Bright Futures is one of the 12 Regional Councils in the BBF statewide network.

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