child care

Richards’ entry is stirring excitement in a Democratic Party that now has two millennial-generation women with deep roots in rural Vermont vying for the chance to challenge 67-year-old Phil Scott, the five-term Republican incumbent who regularly polls as the most popular governor in the country.

A state auditor’s report also scrutinized longstanding logjams in the background check process for child care workers.

Vermont is making major investments to early childhood education to make it more affordable and accessible. A year and a half into this new funding system, we look into whether or not it's working.

Vermont lawmakers passed historic child care legislation in 2023, and more than $100 million has been invested in the child care system. But voters say more work needs to be done to support the system.

Last month, 5 feet of water stood in the basement of The Little School in Weston. Water destroyed the school's electrical panels, alarm system, boiler and playground.

A child care system that advocates say is on the brink of financial insolvency will get a $120 million boost next year after the Democrat-majority Legislature overrode Gov. Phil Scott's objection.

Over the next two weeks, key committees in both the House and Senate will have to finalize work on major bills dealing with housing, child care, paid family and medical leave and other policy proposals.

Article 9 of the state's founding document spells out when it's OK for elected officials to raise taxes, but lawmakers often differ on how to interpret the constitutional provision.

Lawmakers want to ease the child care crunch in Vermont by sending most of the state’s 4-year-olds into the public school system.

Host Mikaela Lefrak talks to early childhood educators about the child care worker shortage.