New website to link Vermont childcare providers with resources

Manchester, NH

Vermont Birth to Three and CCA For Social Good, a division of CCA Global Partners, have entered into an agreement to develop an Early Childhood Education Shared Resources online platform for childcare providers in Vermont.

The site, to be named Shared Services VT, is one of 19 shared resources platforms that CCA For Social Good will have launched by the end of 2014.

“CCA For Social Good is a strong believer in the power of the shared services movement exhibited lately by members of the ECE community. By managing shared resource platforms in multiple states, and having the backing of CCA Global Partners’ co-operative business model, CCA For Social Good is able to afford childcare centers the ability to maintain their identity, while also taking advantage of the buying power of thousands, “ explains Denise Sayer, vice president at CCA Global Partners.  “Additionally, users will benefit from business resources specific to the ECE field, all of which have been vetted by professionals in the childcare field.”

This initiative will provide practical resources to help childcare providers manage their programs more effectively and efficiently. It will do this by achieving the following three goals: saving time, reducing costs and improving quality.

Becky Gonyea, executive director of Vermont Birth to Three, stated, “We’re very pleased to soon offer such a robust tool to early childcare providers in the state of Vermont. By utilizing Shared Services VT, directors will have more time in their day to focus on their mission, instead of getting caught up in creating documents and researching regulations. This both increases job satisfaction and allows the children to receive a higher standard of care and education.”

The site will be accessible by visiting SharedServicesVT.org.  Eligible users include all regulated child care programs in Vermont who are enrolled in the STep Ahead Recognition System, Vermont’s child care quality rating system.

For more information, please contact Denise Sayer at 603-626-2121.