EXCERPT FROM: Burlington Free Press
By Matt Ryan
SOUTH BURLINGTON -- The unexpected closing of Dinosaur Daycare in South Burlington last week sent Heather Hayes scrambling to find child care for her 4- and 5-year old daughters. Hayes preferred the girls stay together.

EXERPT FROM: Brattleboro Reformer
By Howard Weiss
BRATTLEBORO -- Vermont's first evening care program will be under new management on the first day of the new year.

EXCERPT FROM: The Burlington Free Press
By Tim Johnson
The child care center at Johnson State College will close June 30, a victim of budget cuts expected to sweep through the state college system.

EXCERPT FROM: WPTZ Plattsburgh News
By News Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. -- Vermont State Police say a day care provider has been charged in the death of a baby boy who suffocated while in her care.

EXCERPT FROM: Brattleboro Reformer
By Howard Weiss-Tisman
BRATTLEBORO -- State and local child care officials will be in town tonight to talk about changes in Vermont’s financial assistance program.

MONTPELIER -- The Joint Fiscal Committee, the Legislature's off-season financial oversight panel, endorsed a plan Thursday that will restructure the state's subsidized child care program.

ST. ALBANS CITY — Gov. Jim Douglas and legislative candidates from around the county toured the Barlow Street Preschool Friday morning, in an event organized by Pre-K Now, an advocacy group.

For the first time, more than 150 preschoolers and their families are one step closer to getting the best start, courtesy of Rutland County Head Start.

ADDISON COUNTY — Look for parents in Addison County and around the state this week sporting buttons that declare “This employee made possible because of daycare” and “Support Vermont’s economy, support quality childcare.”

It's hard enough for parents to say goodbye to their kids at drop-off time at preschool or the baby sitter's house. Add in the threat of a major storm or other disaster, and the thought of being unable to reach them can make things scary.