CDD Blog

Vermont’s Quality Recognition and Improvement System (QRIS), known as the STep Ahead Recognition System (STARS) now has a simplified online application.

The Child Development Division (CDD) is seeking to enter into a contract or contracts with one or more vendors to recruit and manage a highly trained interdisciplinary consultation team(s).

Please review New Requirement: Ban on Suspension and Expulsion of Students Under Age Eight Enrolled in Prequalified Private UPK Programs.

The Child Development Division is pleased to announce that Beth Maurer has started as the new Director of Child Care Licensing.

The Child Development Division is excited to be recruiting for a DCF Quality Control Specialist.

The Child Development Division (CDD) is seeking to award grants to one or more organizations.

The Child Development Division (CDD) is seeking to enter into a contract or contracts with one or more vendors to provide in-person STep Ahead Recognition System (STARS) assessments for regulated infant, toddler, and preschool child care programs.

The Department for Children and Families and the Vermont Department of Health want to acknowledge the compassion and hard work child care providers have demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Child Development Division has created a fact sheet for child care providers to help bring some clarity on how the State of Vermont pays child care financial assistance.

As you are aware, during the 2022 Legislative session, a total of 7 million dollars was allocated through the legislative process to give programs funding to provide retention bonuses.