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Rebecca, a center-based provider/teacher from St. Albans, talks about her financial challenges in paying for child care. Produced with facilities provided by Vermont Community Access Media . . .

Small Talk

Small Talk is a project of Let’s Grow Kids that hit the road in 2015 in a specially outfitted van to interview parents, child care providers, community members and others concerned about giving Vermont’s children the best start in life during the crucial first five years.

Here is our archive of Small Talk stories. Please support our efforts to build awareness about Vermont's child care challenges by sharing these videos with your friends, family and neighbors. Check back here often for new releases. To learn more, click here http://www.letsgrowkids.org/small-talk.

Small Talk is a partnership with Building Bright Futures, Vermont Community Access Media and the Vermont Folklife Center.

Let’s Grow Kids is a statewide public awareness campaign that aims to raise understanding of the importance of the earliest years in the lives of Vermont’s children. Let’s Grow Kids works with Vermont communities, organizations, businesses and individuals to create positive, lasting change that will allow all of our children to succeed in life. Along with its sister organization, Vermont Birth to Five, Let’s Grow Kids is an initiative of the Permanent Fund for Vermont’s Children with additional support from the A.D. Henderson Foundation and the Turrell Fund.

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	Title	Episode Number	Original Airdate
	It's Everyone's Responsibility Hope, a Foundation Program Director from Barnet, describes the big gap in what child care costs and what families can afford to pay. *Produced with facilities provided by Vermont Community Access Media (VCAM).*Watch now »		Monday, December 14, 2015
	Teetering on That Edge Sarah, a parent from Brattleboro, shares her experiences paying for child care and the need for providers to make a livable wage. Produced with facilities provided by Vermont Community Access Media (VCAM).Watch now »		Monday, December 14, 2015
	Operating Costs Cristina, a Child Care Center Director from Manchester Center, describes the complicated nature of running a Center. *Produced with facilities provided by Vermont Community Access Media (VCAM).*Watch now »		Monday, December 14, 2015
	Health Insurance Lydia, a Center-based Provider/Teacher from Shelburne, highlights low pay and the lack of health insurance as key issues in the lives of child care providers. Produced with facilities provided by Vermont Community Access Media (VCAM).Watch now »		Monday, December 14, 2015
	More Opportunities to Learn and Grow Chelsea, a Center-based Provider/Teacher in Bennington, describes what she would need to stay and thrive in the field of early childhood. Produced with facilities provided by Vermont Community Access Media (VCAM).Watch now »		Monday, December 14, 2015
	Our Future Depends on Kids “Our future depends upon making sure that all our kids—in Vermont or New Hampshire or New York or in East L.A.—are doing well. And one thing that’s a no-brainer to do would be to invest in high-quality professional early education.” Those are the words of Robert Putnam, Harvard social...Watch now »		Monday, December 14, 2015
	A Financial Stress William, a parent from Rutland, talks about how the inflexibility of schedule and high cost of child care have a stressful impact on families. Produced with facilities provided by Vermont Community Access Media (VCAM).Watch now »		Monday, December 14, 2015
	It's a Struggle Selver, a parent from Shelburne, discusses the difficulties of being a single parent of two in child care. *Produced with facilities provided by Vermont Community Access Media (VCAM).*Watch now »		Monday, December 14, 2015
	How Much I Pay for Child Care Ellen, a parent from Burlington, discusses how expensive, necessary and important high quality child care is. *Produced with facilities provided by Vermont Community Access Media (VCAM).*Watch now »		Monday, December 14, 2015
	I Was Stuck Shevie, a parent from White River Junction, talks about her experiences navigating the child care system. Produced with facilities provided by Vermont Community Access Media (VCAM).Watch now »		Monday, December 14, 2015

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