childcare

Right, Julie Koehler with her niece, Olivia Rosso, age 3. Photo courtesy Julie Koehler

Child care center to open in fall

New facility will be at the Old School Community Center WILMINGTON - In news likely to be celebrated by families with young children, local employers, and local officials alike, a new child care center is slated to open in Wilmington in September. Beaver Brook Children’s School...

Attendees at the Vermont Senate’s virtual press conference Friday, April 30. LH

Child care bill sees unanimous support in Senate, will increase funding

MONTPELIER - Legislators held a virtual press event on Friday, April 30, following the Senate’s passage of H.171, an act “Relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system.” The bill, which passed the Senate 30-0, aims to make affordable, quality child care more accessible...

Minimal child care options for valley pointed out during forum

WINDHAM COUNTY - At a virtual forum focused on economic recovery in light of COVID-19, community members Meg Staloff, programming coordinator for Wilmington Works, and Cindy Hayford, coordinator for Deerfield Valley Community Partnership, highlighted the challenge of a lack of child care options...

Providers, parents, economy face child care challenges

DEERFIELD VALLEY- After shuttering child care facilities and schools statewide in March due to COVID-19, Gov. Scott said child care could reopen on June 1 with strict safety protocols in place. Some local child care providers have since reopened, but not all.
For those who are, providing...

Board meets remotely, reconsiders vice principal

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members held their regular meeting by public conference call this week, their first under the state of emergency for COVID-10 declared by Gov. Phil Scott.
Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll said the supervisory union and the district have been...

Gov. Phil Scott orders implementation of child care system for personnel essential to COVID-19 respons

17 MARCH 2020 Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today issued a directive and announced additional guidance for preK-12 schools and childcare centers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor directed childcare centers across the state to close normal operations but encourages...