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Baby Chat Groups
A playgroup for the youngest members of our community and their parents; come play, socialize and make new friends while learning about developmental expectations and needs for your child. A local specialist in child health will be available at the groups as a resource. The groups are free and no registration is required – just attend any or all of the groups listed. * 1st Thursday of each month at 10 –11:30 am at the Congregational Church on Main Street in Morrisville * 2nd Saturday of each month at 10 –11:30 am at the Copley Hospital Large Conference Room in Morrisville * 4th Tuesday of each month at 10 – 11:30 am at the Church of the Nazarene in Johnson. Call 888-5229 for more information.
Breastfeeding Support
Free ongoing monthly Breastfeeding Support Group with Vicki (Sacco) Rich and Emily Dale (RNs & IBCLCs) meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Church of the Nazarene on Route 15 in Johnson between 11 am & 1pm. There is no fee thanks to funding provided by Lamoille Home Health & Hospice. For more information - call Lamoille Home Health & Hospice at 888-4651 or Lactation and Birthing Solutions at 888-3470.
Child Birth Classes
Copley Hospital's Wellness Center offers this popular program for all expectant parents regardless of where you expect to give birth. Expectant parents meet once per week for six weeks to learn more about the birthing experience and newborn care. Participation in this program enhances expectant parents’ knowledge, confidence, comfort and active involvement in this major life event. Class schedule includes Infant CPR training and breastfeeding education. Fee may apply. For more information contact Jill at 888-8302.
Early Childhood and Family Mental Health Program
The Early Childhood and Family Mental Health Program offers individual play therapy and case management services for children aged 0-6 and their families. We also offer a parenting program based on the Child Centered Play Therapy model which teaches parents basic therapeutic interventions to increase attachment between parents and children and to develop deeper and more meaningful parent/child relationships. Consultation with both parents and Child Care Programs is also a component of the services we offer. For more information please contact us at 888-4914.
Early Head Start
Early Head Start offers individual attention for you and your child. You will have the opportunity to learn new parenting skills and developmentally appropriate activities to do with your child. Early Head Start serves children from prenatal to age 3. County of residence determines which program serves you – Call Lamoille: 888-4993; Caledonia/Orleans/Essex: 1-800-575-5322; Washington: 1-800-639-1053.
Family Literacy Center
The Family Literacy Center provides family centered literacy to eligible families. The program combines early childhood education, adult literacy and parenting education into a family centered program. Call 888-7993.
Head Start
Head Start is a free program for families with young children. Head Start helps families maximize their resources, develop and achieve goals, and enjoy and nurture their children. Head Start Options include: Home Based - For pregnant women and families with children aged birth-5. HomeStart - For families who have children in full-time registered family childcare – find out how to get your provider involved! Preschool Classroom – For children ages 3-5 who attend preschool classes held at schools. For more info, call Head Start at 888-7993.
Parent Information and Resource Center of Vermont (PIRC Vermont)
PIRC Vermont is a project that provdes support, information, and training across Vermont to parents and educators. The program is sponsored by the Vermnt Family Network and funded by the US Department of Education. PIRC Vermont is a joint effort of VFN and the netwrk of sixteen Parent Child Centers (including the Lamoille Family Center.
PIRC Vermont's purpose is to help children of all ages succeed in school. PIRC helps families from all walks of like to actively participate in their child's education and supports school in their efforts to build strong partnerships with parents. Click here to visit the PIRC Vermont website.
Parent Support Phone Line
Copley Hospital’s Birthing Center Staff provide 24 hour phone support to all area new parents. Call (802) 888-8217
Rocking Horse Circles for families living with substance abuse
If you are a mother with young children and wish to talk with others about parenting, understanding the role of substance use in family's lives, and coping with the natural stress of being a parent, then Rocking Horse Circles are for you. Rocking Horse Circles are offered throughout the year with various locations and schedules. For information call Michelle at 888-2581.
Support for Breastfeeding
Vicki Rich, RN & IBCLC offers breastfeeding support/assistance, prenatal & postpartum education, and breast pump supplies, rentals, & sales at “The Well” Wellness Center in Jeffersonville. Learn more, get questions answered. For more info call 888-3470.
Women, Infant & Children
WIC is the special supplemental nutrition program for Women Infant & Children & is for pregnant & breastfeeding women, new mothers and children up to age 5. WIC delivers healthy foods to your door like milk, juice, cereal, eggs & cheese. Call 888-7447.
Statewide Resources
211
211 is an easy to remember number you can call for confidential help for everyday needs and difficult times. Vermont 2-1-1, a program of the United Ways of Vermont, is a health and human services information and referral program available for everyone in Vermont. Call Specialists provide the human touch, help solve problems, and link individuals and families with local, statewide, regional and nationwide resources. Learn about government benefits and services, non-profit organizations, support groups, volunteer opportunities, donation programs, and other local resources.
Bright Futures Information System
The Child Development Division’s website for parents and child care providers to get answers to questions about child care, preschool, afterschool care, and the services available to help ensure that high quality child care is available to every child in Vermont who needs it.
Bright Futures Information System - Course Calendar
Find a list of early childhood courses and workshops available around the State. Click on "Resources" then click on "Course Calendar."
Building Bright Futures
Building Bright Futures seeks to assure that all Vermont children are healthy and successful by improving the quality, affordability and accessibility of services for families with children under the age of six in the areas of health, early care and education. As a public/private partnership, Building Bright Futures links community-based planning and program development with a state-level Council charged with creating an integrated system of services.
Screen Door
The Vermont Agency of Human Services has this Screening Tool that is quick, anonymous and confidential. In a moment you can identify public resources that may be available for you and your children.
Vermont Organizations
Child Development Division
The Child Development Division's goal is to increase accessibility to high-quality child development services. This is done by working with programs within communities to coordinate and deliver services that meet families' needs.
Kids Are Priority One Coalition
Kids Are Priority One is a statewide coalition of organizations, businesses and individuals who are committed to ensuring that Vermont's children get the best possible start. By means of constant public education, tireless grassroots organizing, skillful advocacy and ongoing leadership development activities, Kids Are Priority One is working to: Empower people to speak out on behalf of children; Strengthen policies that make our early childhood system work better for children and families; Ensure that key decision-makers make children's health, care, and education a top priority.
Northern Lights Career Development Center
Vermont Northern Lights Career Development Center is the place to get help with professional development for early childhood and afterschool staff across the state. Call 802-241-4661 or visit our website for more information.
The Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children
The Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VAEYC) is an affiliate of the National Association for Education of Young Children, the nation’s largest membership organization for early childhood professionals. Our membership is open to anyone who cares about the education and well-being of young children. We are primarily early childhood practitioners, including but not limited to teachers, directors, family homecare providers, elementary school teachers, administrators, special educators, Head Start staff, representatives of post-secondary education, government agency representatives, parents, and members of the medical profession.
Vermont Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
There are twelve child care resource and referral (R&R) agencies located throughout Vermont's fourteen counties. Each of these agencies is a member of VACCRRA, Vermont's child care resource and referral network. VACCRRA member agencies share a common commitment to the development and support of quality child care options for Vermont children and their families.
Voices for Vermont's Children
The mission of the Voices for Vermont’s Children is to promote public policy that enhances the lives of children and youth in Vermont. Voices addresses the full spectrum of child, youth and family issues - from child care and access to health care coverage for children and youth to juvenile justice and child welfare.
National Organizations
Families and Work Institute
Families and Work Institute (FWI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that studies the changing workforce and workplace, the changing family and the changing community.
KIDS COUNT Data Center
New data is available on the KIDS COUNT Data Center, a powerful, user-friendly online database of more than 100 indicators of child well-being.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8.
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
A non-profit organization dedicated to providing the most up-to-date and useful information to parents seeking child care, child care professionals, and child care advocates.
National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), a service of the Child Care Bureau, is a national clearinghouse and technical assistance center that provides comprehensive child care information resources and TA services to Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Administrators and other key stakeholders.
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
The Resource Center seeks to enhance the quality of child care by supporting state and local health departments, child care regulatory agencies, child care providers and parents in their efforts to promote health and safety in child care.
The Children's Defense Fund
The Children's Defense Fund’s Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and community.
The National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (NSCDC)
The NSCDC is a multi-disciplinary collaboration comprising leading scholars in neuroscience, early childhood development, pediatrics and economics.
Zero to Three
ZERO TO THREE is a national nonprofit organization that informs, trains and supports professionals, policymakers and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers.
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