Child Care Providers
Professional Development for Child Care Providers
- Bright Futures Course Calendar
- Vermont Parent Information Center
- Rutland Regional Medical Center Events/trainings
- Vermont Agency of Human Services Training Calendar
- Vermont Dept. of Mental Health Trainings Calendar
Additional helpful links for child care providers:
Bright Futures Child Care Information System
This is 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.
Rutland County Human Services Forum
Information and resources for human service providers in Rutland County
Child Care Forms for Providers
Forms are us – Free – Over 450 various types of forms you can use for your program to assist in obtaining and providing information.
A Place of our Own
A site for childcare providers that contains information and videos from this award winning PBS series.
STARS (STep Ahead Recognition System)
Vermont’s quality rating system for child care programs. Programs that participate in STARS are stepping ahead — going beyond the regulations to provide professional services to meet the needs of children and families. Programs receive one to five stars based on points earned in five areas of child care.
20 Ways to Encourage Children’s Resourcefulness and Creativity (?)
NAEYC
The leading national early childhood association, the National Association for the Education of Young
Children, (NAEYC), offers information about program accreditation, conferences, information about current public policy issues, links to articles from their journal, Young Children, membership information, and other information for anyone interested in early childhood.
Vermont’s Child Care Resource and Referral Annual Report
2008 statistic on child care services provided in Vermont.
Specialized Child Care Providers of Rutland County
Information on becoming a Specialized Child Care Provider and a resource for Specialized Child Care Providers.
Vermont Department. of Health
Public health information for providers and parents in Vermont
