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Sunrise
Family Resource Center |
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Family,
Infant and Toddler Program |
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United
Community Service |
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The
Learning Tree |
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Vermont
Department for
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Molly
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Arlington Area Child Care, Inc.
(Happy Days Play School)
Arlington
Area Childcare/Happy Days Playschool provides a quality
early care and education program in a consistent, caring and
positive atmosphere, by using a family centered approach.
AACI offers
4 preschool classes, an infant and toddler program and a twos class. Hours are 7:00-5:30. Children can attend from 6 weeks
to twelve years old. School agers come to Happy Days after school,
on vacation days and in the summer. Camp Adventure, our summer
recreation program for six to ten year olds, is held at the
Arlington Recreation Park and is open to the community.
Family support
services include parenting groups, reading discussion programs,
father and child activities, collaboration with Head
Start, concerts and family activities. AACI believes in and
supports a very strong Arts program for all ages.
Our teaching
staff work closely with two school systems to provide
early intervention and speech and literacy services in each
preschool classroom and for children with special needs. An
emergent/child and teacher directed curriculum is presented. Math
games and activities are presented and supported in each preschool
classroom by the two local kindergarten teachers.
Contact:
Carol Barbierri, Director
426 East Arlington Road
Arlington, Vermont 05250
(802) 375-6039
Email:
happydayscarol@adelphia.net
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Bennington County Child Care Association
Purpose: To
enhance the quality of Bennington County's existing child care
network.
The Bennington
County Child Care Association (BCCCA) educates and supports child
care providers and families regarding issues related to quality
child care.
BCCCA is
one of 12 Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies in the
state of Vermont. Each of these agencies offers services to early
care and education
providers and the families in their care. BCCCA serves providers
and families throughout Bennington County.
Our services
include:
- Helping parents find suitable child
care arrangements for their families with information
about licensed and registered early care and education
sites available
- Helping parents
find suitable child care arrangements for their
families with information about licensed and registered early
care and education sites available
- Helping parents and providers
access and understand Vermont's Child Care Subsidy Program
- Home
visits to families who are experiencing substantial stress
- Consultations
with mental health specialist for families and providers
- Professional
development opportunities for providers and families
- Visits to homes and centers
for consultation, support and to access the lending library
- Newsletters
- Annual free family fun fair
in celebration of the Month of the Young Child (April)
Contact:
Bennington County Child Care Association
P.O. Box 829 – 226 Union St
Bennington, VT 05201-8057
(802) 447-3778
Web site: www.bccca.net
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Family, Infant and Toddler Program
Because all babies are different, they rarely do the same thing
at exactly the same age. As a result, it’s not unusual for parents
to have
questions
or concerns about their child’s development.
You may wonder:
- Why isn’t my daughter crawling?
- Why can’t anyone understand
what my son is saying?
- Is my child hearing or understanding
me?
The Family, Infant and Toddler Program of Vermont is a family-centered
coordinated system of early intervention services for
families who have questions
about their child’s development. For infants and toddlers,
birth to three, who
have a delay in their development, or a health condition
which may lead to a delay in their development, supports and
services come together to
meet each child’s unique needs and the needs of their
family.
With the permission of the family, anyone can refer a child
to FIT.
When appropriate, a comprehensive evaluation by a multidisciplinary
team is used
to determine eligibility and plan services. Assessment
and early intervention services
are at no cost to families.
Early intervention services may include:
- Assistive technology
- Service coordination
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Social work
- Communication
- Nutrition
- Hearing and vision services
- Special
instruction
- Counseling/psychological
services
The Family, Infant & Toddler Program has a family-centered approach to care. With the very first phone call, parents can begin to get answers to their questions about their child’s development. All families are eligible for information and referral to local resources.
To contact the Family, Infant & Toddler Program in the Bennington area,
Contact:
Family, Infant and Toddler Program
Southwestern VT Medical Center
100 Hospital Drive East
Bennington, VT 05201
(802) 447-2768
toll free (800) 750-6975
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The Learning Tree
Committed to being a nationally accredited child care leader and achieving
successful educational outcomes for every child in the community at
large.
The Learning Tree provides developmentally
appropriate childcare as well as educational and emotional support
to the children and
families
of Southwestern Vermont Health Care and its surrounding communities.
Quality in The Learning Tree programs requires that developmentally
appropriate care is delivered to all the children at all times. Learning
Tree quality includes a special commitment to meeting the needs of
parents, children, and the entire family unit.
The Learning Tree is licensed for 42 children ages 6 weeks through
3 years, and the Learning Tree II is licensed for 40 children ages 3 years to
through age 12.
Summer and vacation camp programming for the school
age children occurs at a separate site and is licensed for an additional 26 children.
The Learning Tree also manages a Recovery Care Program called The
Healing Tree.
The Learning Tree is committed to providing high quality care. Within
the precincts of group care, the center's staff endeavor to give each
individual child experiences which promote learning and growth. Through
these diverse activities staff help children develop a positive self
image along with a desire to explore and question the world around
them.
Contact:
Catherine L. Hagadorn
Director of Child Care Services
Southwestern Vermont Health Care
Bennington,Vermont 05201
LT II (802) 442-6077
LT (802) 447-5045
Email: clh@phin.org
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Molly Stark Family Center
Our mission to support children
and families’ ability to achieve sustainable academic and life
success.
Connected to the Molly Stark Elementary School,
Vermont’s only full-service school, the Family Center provides
a fully integrated, inclusive preschool (in collaboration with
the SVSU Early Education Program and Sunrise Family Resource Center);
before and after school child care for children attending Molly
Stark; access to a pediatrician, clinical psychologist, and family
outreach worker; an infant/toddler/parent playgroup; family lending
library; and dental care for Medicaid eligible children without
a primary care dentist. The Family Center is also a field service
site for students at the Career Development Center, SVC, CCV, and
Williams College. While the program targets families within the
Molly Stark catchment area, many of the services are available
to all families within the supervisory union.
Contact:
Judy
Cohen
Molly Stark School
181 Orchard Road
Bennington, VT 05201
(802) 447-7764
Email: jcohen@svsu.org
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Success by Six
The purpose of Success
by Six statewide is for all young children enter school ready to
be active learners. To this end, the goal
of our local Success by Six initiative is to provide accessible,
integrated, high quality developmental services and support to
families with young children in the Southwest Vermont Supervisory
Union, and the Battenkill Valley Supervisory Union and the
Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union.
Playgroups
Offered free to parents and their children 0-6 years
of age. Playgroups are held in Pownal, Bennington, Arlington,
Manchester, Pawlet & Danby/Mt. Tabor. Playgroups offer developmentally
approporiate activities and play materials that encourage children
to
explore, experiment and create.
Literacy (Book Express) Literary
Theme Boxes available for Early Care & Education Providers
from the Benn. Free Library, Martha Canfield Library & Mark Skinner
Library. Delivery available from the Benn. Free Library
Mental Health/Behavioral
Consultation available from the Children's Upstream Services Program
through United Counseling Service, Bennington, VT. Community
Partnership focuses on supporting and preserving families of young
children 0-6 who are experiencing or at risk for experiencing severe
emotional disturbance, strengthening the behavioral health of young
families and decreasing the incidence of children entering
kindergarten without the emotional and social skills necessary for
being active learners in school. Call United Counseling Service at
442-5491
Transition Kindercamps
offered at 11 area schools in SVSU, BRSU & BVSU school districts.
Offered 2-3 days at end of August to promote smooth transition for
incoming kindergartners.
First Year Baby Bags Offered
through 8 pediatric offices throughout Bennington County. Bags are
distributed at the 6 & 12 month well baby visit. Bags have an
health outreach focus with a listing of community resources
Contact:
Marlene Downey, Coordinator
Success by Six
(802) 447-6413
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Sunrise Family
Resource Center
Sunrise, Bennington County’s Parent Child Center, offers a broad range
of educational and support services to area families, with a
particularly focus on those with young children. “Strengthening
Families” is our mission, which we encourage through promoting
lifelong growth and development using a family-centered approach.
Many of
the services offered are available to all families within our
communities. Others are tailored to families with particular concerns.
We work closely with other area agencies, schools and groups to
provide comprehensive, flexible and individually responsive services.
Our
Early Care and Education Program is a NAECY accredited childcare
program, serving kids from 6 weeks through 3 years of age. Hours are 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Playgroups for young children and their parents meet twice a week in
Bennington.
Parent
education classes, parenting workshops, book groups and individualized
instruction are offered year round.
Family
support services include support groups, home visiting, and resource
and referral. We offer Healthy Babies visits, outreach mental health
services for those caring for young children (CUPS), and home-based
services for Molly Stark school families.
Services
to teen parents include an on-site academic program leading to a high
school diploma, a specialized support group, job readiness training as
well as resource and referral assistance.
Other
services include specialized support to families in high-risk or
stressful situations.
Contact:
Sunrise Family Resource Center
P.O. Box 1517
244 Union Street
Bennington, VT 05201
(802) 442-6934
E-mail: sfrc@adelphia.net
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United Community
Service
(& United
Counseling Service)
Our mission is to provide a
comprehensive behavioral and developmental system of care including
education, prevention, early intervention, support and treatment for
children, adults and families in our community.
ECC participating programs:
Early Childhood Partnership provides counseling and support
to parents with young children where there are developmental or mental
health issues as well as consultation, education and training to early
care and education providers.
Bennington County Head Start serves three and four year-old
children and their families. The comprehensive pre-school program
helps low income families and their children learn about health,
nutrition, community resources, child development, and social skills.
Contact:
United Community Service
P.O. Box 588
100 Ledge Hill Drive
Bennington, VT 05201
Main: (802) 442-5491
Head Start: (802) 442-3686
Web site: ucsvt.org
Head Start email: bhsp@sover.net
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Vermont
Department for Children and Families (DCF)
(formerly Social and
Rehabilitation Services
The Department for Children and Families
was created in 2004 by a merger of the Office of Child Support (OCS),
the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), the Department of Prevention,
Assistance, Transition, and Health Access (PATH, formerly the Welfare
Department), and the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
(SRS).
It is the mission of the Department for Children and Families to
promote the social, emotional, physical and economic well being and
the safety of Vermont's children and families. This is done through
the provision of protective, developmental, therapeutic, probation,
economic, and other support services for children and families in
partnership with schools, businesses, community leaders, service
providers, families, and youths statewide.
Contact:
Vermont
Department for Children and Families
103 South Main Street,
Waterbury, VT 05676-1201
800-287-0589 or 1-802-241-2100
Web site:
www.dcf.state.vt.us
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