Digital Curriculum Aligned to Vermont’s Early Learning Standards

Yes, for birth to five. LBP publishes four Vermont alignment documents, for 0 to 12 months, 13 to 24 months, 25 to 36 months and 3 to 5 years, each mapped to the 2015 edition of the Vermont Early Learning Standards, covering the infant, toddler and preschool span of that birth-to-grade-three continuum. You can open all four documents on our curriculum alignments page.

Yes. Under Act 166, prequalified public and private programs, including licensed centers and registered or licensed family child care homes, offer at least 10 hours a week of publicly funded pre-K for 35 weeks. The VELS are a requirement of Universal Prekindergarten, and LBP’s 3 to 5 lessons are mapped to them, with activities tagged to the GOLD objectives used in UPK assessment. Your district partner can see the plan for every week of the year.

STARS is Vermont’s Quality Recognition and Improvement System, with five levels; every licensed or registered program in good standing starts at level 1. The revised model looks at Adult-Child Interactions, using CLASS, Family and Youth Engagement, and Responsive Practices. LBP keys activities to CLASS® and supports observation-informed planning, which gives you day-to-day evidence for the Adult-Child Interactions and Responsive Practices elements.

LBP tags its activities to Teaching Strategies GOLD® objectives. That matters in Vermont because GOLD is the state-approved developmental child assessment for every prequalified Universal Prekindergarten program. Teachers can see which objectives an activity targets while they plan, then document what they observe in GOLD as usual, so planning and assessment speak the same language.

DCF’s Child Development Division licenses center-based child care and preschool programs and regulates family child care homes. LBP gives each classroom a written weekly plan and a running record of the activities completed, which helps when a licensor asks how learning is planned for each age group, from the infant room to pre-K.

Yes. The Child Care Financial Assistance Program helps eligible Vermont families pay for care, and applications go through local community child care support agencies or the CDDIS Parent Portal. Using LBP does not change eligibility, rates or payments, and we make no reimbursement promises. It simply gives every child in the room, whatever the funding source, the same planned curriculum and observation tools.

We do not claim they count. Vermont staff in regulated programs track professional development in the Bright Futures Information System, and the number of required annual hours depends on the regulation and position. LBP University’s 49.5 hours of on-demand professional learning are included with your subscription; check with Northern Lights at CCV or CDD before recording them toward licensing.

Yes. Registered and licensed family child care homes can take part in STARS and, once prequalified, in Universal Prekindergarten. A home provider with a baby, two toddlers and a four-year-old can plan for everyone from one login using LBP’s five age bands, with family materials in English and Spanish. Read more on our family child care page.

One yearly subscription gives school-wide access, covering every classroom and teacher from infants to UPK. ELBY, LBP University, the observational assessment tool, family engagement tools, the Vermont alignment documents and English and Spanish content are all included, with no per-room or per-teacher fees. Lakeshore Learning fulfills optional materials kits, and LBP offers grant-writing support to customers.

Yes. A 30-day free trial opens the full curriculum to every Vermont classroom. Try a week of VELS-mapped lessons in an infant room and a UPK room, see how ELBY helps your newest teacher, then decide. If it fits, continue with a yearly subscription. A live demo is available if you prefer a guided tour.