Report: Vermont Ranks Fourth in Child Well-Being, but Inaccessible, Unaffordable Child Care Pushes Parents to the Breaking Point
Vermont ranks fourth in child well-being, according to the 2023 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how children and families are faring. Despite the fourth place ranking, the report also shows that our country’s lack of affordable and accessible child care short-changes children and causes parents in Vermont to change or even quit their jobs, while those who can find care are paying dearly for it. These child care challenges cost the American economy billions of dollars a year and stymie women professionally.
Time for a doughnut? Children's economic security and the KIDS COUNT Data Book rankings
The information in this year’s KIDS COUNT Data Book is important because even without the benefit of data from the last two years, our lens on child well-being in Vermont is shaped by what has happened since. The inequities that exist today did not emerge overnight, they have been with us all along.
Newly released KIDS COUNT Policy Report illustrates the need to center families and equity in Vermont's pandemic response
A new report by the Annie E. Casey foundation places Vermont first in the nation on indicators of family housing stability and health insurance(where it is tied with Maine), but presents more worrisome figures for mental health and food security. Read about the findings and their implications for future policy.
A Better Way to Measure Poverty
Official Poverty Measure Fails to Provide an Accurate Assessment of Anti-Poverty Programs
Early Childhood Policy Report Released Nov. 4th
The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s new KIDS COUNT policy report, The First Eight Years: Giving Kids a Foundation for Lifetime Success, sends a clear message that to meet the needs of kids, we need to focus on three goals
New KIDS COUNT Report: Race for Results
New National Scorecard on Children’s Progress Shows Troubling Obstacles to Reaching Key Milestones
AECF to Release New Policy Report
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is scheduled to release a new policy report on November 4th, 2013 that will outline the policy focus we need to maintain in order to best support children’s early development.
Vermont 2nd in the Nation in Child Well-being
The 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book, an annual publication of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, tracks the well-being of America’s children, ranks Vermont as 2nd in the nation for overall child well-being.
Unemployed Youth Soars in VT and Nationwide
The rate of youth in Vermont between the ages of 16 and 24-years-old who are neither in school nor working jumped 50 percent between 2000 and 2011.
Vermont Ranks 3rd in the Nation for Overall Child Well-Being Despite Rising Child Poverty
The 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book, a state-by-state study on the well-being of America’s children, ranks Vermont as third in the nation for overall child well-being.
KIDSCOUNT Data Snapshot on Children Living in High-Poverty Communities
This Data Snapshot highlights newly available national, state, and city data in the KIDS COUNT Data Center that shows a 25 percent increase in the number of children residing in areas of concentrated poverty since 2000.
Brattleboro Reformed Writes About Protecting our Kids' Futures
Brattleboro Reformer writes about Kids Count Data for 2011
Thank You! Making a Difference for Kids a Huge Success
Members and friends of Voices for Vermont’s Children gathered on Friday evening, June 3rd, at the Burlington Community Boathouse to honor our champions for kids, Senator Bernie Sanders and film director, Bess O’Brien.
Challenging Poverty: Supporting Children and Families in Difficult Times
Voices’ 2010 KIDS COUNT Report Challenging Poverty: Supporting Families in Difficult Times highlights indicators of child poverty and family economic hardship
Spotlight on Challenging Poverty
For most kids, Vermont is a great place to grow up. National child well-being profiles consistently rank our state in the top 10 in the nation.
In the News - Vermont's National Ranking in Child Well-Being
Vermont fared well compared to other states in an annual report on children’s welfare and health.
2008 National KIDS COUNT Data Book
Vermont ranks 10th in the nation in a new state-by-state study on the well-being of America’s children.