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Committee updates early‑childhood educator board composition and adds alternative qualification pathway
Summary
The Senate Committee on Government Operations reviewed amendments that change membership on the proposed early‑childhood educator board, raise training requirements for entry‑level staff and create an alternate pathway allowing unrelated college credits plus competency assessment for certain license levels.
The Vermont Senate Committee on Government Operations on April 29 reviewed amendments to the early‑childhood educator licensing provisions in a combined bill before the committee. The changes alter the proposed board composition, increase entry‑level training requirements and add an alternative pathway for applicants with unrelated college credits.
Committee staff reported that the board makeup was altered from one public member to two and from two family child‑care provider seats to one. The panel also considered new language that would require an Early Childhood Educator 1 to complete 120 hours of approved training and field experience. The memo before…
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