Who is the Vermont Child Care Providers Association?
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The Vermont Child Care Providers Association (VCCPA) is a statewide, not for profit association, providing peer support to Vermont's child care providers for more than 20 years. The association was founded by ten charter members in 1989 under the name of, Child Care Providers Association. This association is organized for the purpose of providing child care providers peer support as well as access to information and resources that will allow them to provide safe, healthy, nurturing, and quality child care while allowing them to receive an income and benefits available to any employed person.
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Our Vision Statement: We believe that meeting providers’ needs leads to a more stable child care system and higher quality care for Vermont’s children. VCCPA members include family child care providers, center providers, and other agencies and individuals who support the VCCPA vision that Vermont’s Children Thrive!
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Our Mission Statement: We represent providers and promoting professional connections by offering peer support, access to resources. and be serving as a liaison between the association members, organizations and policy makers in the field of early care and education.
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VCCPA received Affiliate status with the NAFCC in August, 2011. A primary focus of NAFCC is to represent family child care providers at the national level as an advocate on issues of public policy that affect them as well as the children and families in their care. Another primary focus of NAFCC is to provide technical assistance to state and local family child care associations, promoting leadership development and professionalism through their network of Regional Representatives and the State Presidents Council. In addition the NAFCC foundation runs the only National Accreditation system for family child care providers. The Board will work closely with NAFCC to continue affiliate status and network with others nationally.
For more details, view the VCCPA Handbook.