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How to fix a broken child care system in Vermont

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This hour, host Connor Cyrus will discuss a recent report on Vermont's early childhood education and child care system.

As part of a larger effort to revamp Vermont’s childcare system, the state Legislature commissioned a report from education policy firms in Washington, D.C. The independent review, which was released last week, found Vermont’s early childhood education and childcare system are “fundamentally broken.”

The report suggested Vermont create a new, standalone unit in state government to focus on early childhood, with a single leader of key early childhood programs.

This hour, State Sen. Ginny Lyons, chair of the Health and Welfare Committee, will discuss the key takeaways and suggestions from the report.

Broadcast live at noon on Thursday, July 14, 2022; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Connor Cyrus joined Vermont Public as host and senior producer in March 2021. He was a morning reporter at WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island. A graduate of Lyndon State College (now Northern Vermont University), he started his reporting career as an intern at WPTZ, later working for WAGM in Presque Isle, Maine, and WCAX Channel 3, where he covered a broad range of stories from Vermont’s dairy industry to the nurses’ strikes at UVM Medical Center. He’s passionate about journalism’s ability to shed light on complex or difficult topics, as well as giving voice to underrepresented communities.
Tedra joined Vermont Public as a producer for Vermont Edition in January 2022. Before moving to Vermont, she was a journalist in New York City for 20 years. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University.