Learning Roundtable #4: How “Let’s Grow Kids” is Solving Vermont’s Child Care Crisis

Background:
On June 20, 2023, lawmakers united together and passed Vermont’s most  comprehensive child care bill into law. The 2023 Child Care Bill – Act 76 – makes Vermont’s child care system one of the most expansive in the nation. The bill promises to stabilize Vermont’s child care sector and make a quantum leap forward in providing access to affordable, quality child care for all Vermont families who need it.

Goal(s):
To learn about Vermont’s historic new child care law, the progress that has been made so far, and the child care movement that made it possible.

Agenda:
• Welcome/opening remarks (3 minutes)
• Review of agenda and goals (2 minutes)
• Introduction of speaker (2 minutes)
• Presentation by Sarah Kenney (30 minutes)
• Q&A and discussion (20 minutes)
• Closing and next steps (3 minutes)

Guest Speaker:
Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let’s Grow Kids

REGISTRATION LINK:
https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYucuCtqD0vG9XgV5wmqkbDFb0tLFZsLY5A