The Rutland Herald reports that the Vermont Community Foundation will award a $200,000 to Building Bright Futures to "improve child care programs around the state." Building Bright Futures has twelve regional directors and runs the STARS program, "an incentive for child-care providers who exceed state certification requirements." Through the STARS program, childcare providers are "evaluated on factors including the educational degrees possessed by staff members, participation in community activities, ongoing professional development and the type of curriculum used for the children." Evaluated programs receive a rating of "one to five stars" and the childcare provider "receives a bonus of $250 to $1,500, depending on the star rating."

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