Grantees

Provide a regular opportunity for parents and caregivers to receive support and education regarding early childhood nutrition and activity. To also increase health and wellness of caregivers, parents and children as a result of engaging in healthy nutrition practices and learn way to enange in active play.

Program will create a continuum of research-based prevention education programs that begin at the early childhood education years (0-5) and continues through high school.

To purchase equipment which will fill basic needs and expand and enhance developmental activities for thie at-risk population of infants and toddlers in Lund's early childhood program and cild care center.

Homeless parents will become more knowledgeable of high quality early education and enrichment options and will access child care and preschool for their children. This will help prepare homeless children ages 0-5 for school and be kindergarten ready.

Purchase iPads for the Y Early Education Program.

Prepare students for learning; help families find quality, affordable child care and provide opportunities for healthy, social interactions with developing peer.

Early Education STEM Outreach is a statewide STEM outreach initiative focusing on underserved early childhood classrooms including those located in rural communities and Head Start programs. ECHO will continue to expand the delivery of early science learning programs, teacher professional development, STEM Kits, STEM Festivals, and leverage new opportunities in virtual program delivery - supporting 60 teachers and 900 children in 60 classrooms across rural Vermont. This initiative will address the needs of early learners and Preschool - 1st grade educators by creating high-quality curricula, hands-on materials and professional development to support science literacy and early science readiness.

ECHO Science Center is expanding its Early STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Education Outreach Program, which provides hands-on STEM-based education activities and curricula and teacher training in preschool and 1st-grade classrooms and other early learning programs in predominantly underserved communities across Vermont. Activities are both facilitated and self-guided, are offered in-school and remotely, and are planned to reach an estimated 75 educators and 900 students annually in more than 60 classrooms. The program addresses a shortage of STEM expertise among early childhood educators in many school districts and supports the science learning readiness critical to current trends in elementary education.