WSESD @ Birge St.
130 Birge Street, Brattleboro, VT
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The Y ASPIRE @ Green Street School is a licensed school-age program in Brattleboro, Vermont. It is licensed by the state, for up to 35 children, serving school-age children.
Vermont Department for Children and Families, Child Development Division made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 5 rules across 2 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
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| Ages | School-age childrenFrom the state license |
|---|---|
| Licensed capacity | 35 childrenFrom the state license |
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State record
3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jan 8, 2026: 1 rule cited
Rules cited on 3 of 3 visits · 5 rules in all · 5 corrected
For comparison: 63% of Vermont daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 1.
A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
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Regulation 10.9: Emergency evacuations shall be practiced with the children each month. A record of practice drills for the previous and current year shall be maintained and available onsite. Practice drills may be pre-announced. There shall be: * a system in place to assure that all children are accounted for at a predetermined safe place; * a safety plan that may include additional lock down practices and procedures.
“The documentation of emergency evacuation drills does not have dates recorded for May 2025- to December 2025. Corrective Action: Establish a plan for ensuring emergency evacuation drills are documentated as required. In this plan, identified who on site is responsible for maintaining the record, where this documentation will be kept, and how it will be monitored for completion. Send this plan to Licensing Field Specialist Crawford Status: Appeal Period.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 3, 2026
Regulation 18.77: Within six months of the initial date of employment, Staff working with children and the Site Director and/or Program Administrator shall maintain an up-to-date BFIS Quality and Credential Account. Documentation, verification of qualifications and all annual professional development activities as specified in the rules in Section 5 of these regulations shall be submitted to NLCDC to be verified and maintained in BFIS.
“The BFIS accounts for the two (2) staff persons present in the program during this visit are incomplete. The staff files for the twelve (12) substitutes for the program are incomplete. Each person has been employed at the program for more than six (6) months. Corrective Action: Review all staff and substitute BFIS Quality and Credential accounts and submit all missing information. Include Licensing Field Specialist Crawford on the email submission to NL@CCV. Develop a program improvement plan that identifies who, how, when, and what monitoring will occur for staff (including substitutes) BFIS Quality and Credential Accounts to ensure compliance to this rule is maintained. Submit this plan for approval to Licensing Field Specialist Crawford by the corrective action due date.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2025
Regulation 5.40: Before the expiration date on the card, training for First Aid and CPR shall be validated by the American Red Cross, American Heart Association or other equivalent, state- recognized organization, and the specific certification documentation maintained in the appropriate Afterschool Child Care Program Staff file.
“Staff person A had CPR certification that expired on 09/12/2023. Staff person A re-certified CPR status on 10/28/2024. Staff person A confirmed that they worked at the program between 09/13/2023-10/27/2024. Corrective Action: Develop a system to monitor staff qualification requirements dues dates. identify who will be responsible for ensuring completion of required trainings by due dates, and have a set documentation tracking for this system. Send this plan to Licensing Field Specialist Crawford by the noted corrective due date.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 11, 2025
Regulation 5.23: The licensee shall maintain a legally notarized affidavit onsite, signed by the licensee or designee, testifying that each staff file contains these records as required in the rule 5.22 of these regulations. The licensee shall permit representatives of the Division to have full access to off-site records to verify documentation.
“Staff person A is listed on the affidavit which asserts the qualification/training documentation are complete and available at a main site. It was confirmed during this site visit that Staff person A did not have current CPR at the time the affidavit was notarized. Corrective Action: If continuing to use the affidavit, the program is required to develop a plan that identifies who will be responsible for confirming completeness of staff records, who and how program will have the affidavit updated when new staff are hired and when staff complete trainings/certifications. Submit this plan to Licensing Field Specialist Crawford by the corrective action due date.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2025
Regulation 5.14: The licensee shall ensure that no person shall be left alone with children without approval from the Division which shall be based on the results of the background check to include fingerprinting.
“Staff person B has worked as a substitute in the program since September 2024. Staff schedules kept on site and statements of staff persons present indicate Staff person A was present for all or a portion of a program day an average of two (2) to three (3) times a month minimum. The two staff present during this visit confirmed that in the times they each worked with Staff person B, this person had been left alone with children during transitions and/or for planned activities. Corrective Action: Ensure that Staff person B is nto alone with children until confirmation of the fingerprint approval is received from the Child Development Division. Develop a plan to ensure timely completion of the fingerprinting process. In this plan, identify how the process will be monitored, who will be responsible for the monitoring, and what staffing plans will be while awaiting a person's clearance.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2025
Regulation 18.77: Within six months of the initial date of employment, Staff working with children and the Site Director and/or Program Administrator shall maintain an up-to-date BFIS Quality and Credential Account. Documentation, verification of qualifications and all annual professional development activities as specified in the rules in Section 5 of these regulations shall be submitted to NLCDC to be verified and maintained in BFIS.
“The BFIS accounts for the two (2) staff persons present in the program during this visit are incomplete. The staff files for the twelve (12) substitutes for the program are incomplete. Each person has been employed at the program for more than six (6) months. Corrective Action: Review all staff and substitute BFIS Quality and Credential accounts and submit all missing information. Include Licensing Field Specialist Crawford on the email submission to NL@CCV. Develop a program improvement plan that identifies who, how, when, and what monitoring will occur for staff (including substitutes) BFIS Quality and Credential Accounts to ensure compliance to this rule is maintained. Submit this plan for approval to Licensing Field Specialist Crawford by the corrective action due date.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2025
Regulation 5.40: Before the expiration date on the card, training for First Aid and CPR shall be validated by the American Red Cross, American Heart Association or other equivalent, state- recognized organization, and the specific certification documentation maintained in the appropriate Afterschool Child Care Program Staff file.
“Staff person A had CPR certification that expired on 09/12/2023. Staff person A re-certified CPR status on 10/28/2024. Staff person A confirmed that they worked at the program between 09/13/2023-10/27/2024. Corrective Action: Develop a system to monitor staff qualification requirements dues dates. identify who will be responsible for ensuring completion of required trainings by due dates, and have a set documentation tracking for this system. Send this plan to Licensing Field Specialist Crawford by the noted corrective due date.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 11, 2025
Regulation 5.23: The licensee shall maintain a legally notarized affidavit onsite, signed by the licensee or designee, testifying that each staff file contains these records as required in the rule 5.22 of these regulations. The licensee shall permit representatives of the Division to have full access to off-site records to verify documentation.
“Staff person A is listed on the affidavit which asserts the qualification/training documentation are complete and available at a main site. It was confirmed during this site visit that Staff person A did not have current CPR at the time the affidavit was notarized. Corrective Action: If continuing to use the affidavit, the program is required to develop a plan that identifies who will be responsible for confirming completeness of staff records, who and how program will have the affidavit updated when new staff are hired and when staff complete trainings/certifications. Submit this plan to Licensing Field Specialist Crawford by the corrective action due date.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2025
Regulation 5.14: The licensee shall ensure that no person shall be left alone with children without approval from the Division which shall be based on the results of the background check to include fingerprinting.
“Staff person B has worked as a substitute in the program since September 2024. Staff schedules kept on site and statements of staff persons present indicate Staff person A was present for all or a portion of a program day an average of two (2) to three (3) times a month minimum. The two staff present during this visit confirmed that in the times they each worked with Staff person B, this person had been left alone with children during transitions and/or for planned activities. Corrective Action: Ensure that Staff person B is nto alone with children until confirmation of the fingerprint approval is received from the Child Development Division. Develop a plan to ensure timely completion of the fingerprinting process. In this plan, identify how the process will be monitored, who will be responsible for the monitoring, and what staffing plans will be while awaiting a person's clearance.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2025
Regulation 10.9: Emergency evacuations shall be practiced with the children each month. A record of practice drills for the previous and current year shall be maintained and available onsite. Practice drills may be pre-announced. There shall be: * a system in place to assure that all children are accounted for at a predetermined safe place; * a safety plan that may include additional lock down practices and procedures.
“Documentation for the evacuation drills for the first 3 months of the 2021-2022 school year has not information recorded for the reported October drill. The records of evacuation drills for previous school years is reportedly kept off site. Corrective Action: Confirm the date of the completed October evacuation drill and update the log. Develop a system to ensure the log is completed with relevant information about the completed evacuation drill on the date the drill occurs.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 29, 2021
Regulation 5.27: At least one Staff person who holds a current CPR card in rescue breathing, and airway obstruction shall be present at all times.
“The two staff persons present confirm that their CPR certification has expired. Corrective Action: Develop a plan for the two staff persons to receive CPR training and certification. Submit to this licenser what system of monitoring staff quaoifications is put in place to ensure ongoing compliance to this rule.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 29, 2021
Regulation 5.23: The licensee shall maintain a legally notarized affidavit onsite, signed by the licensee or designee, testifying that each staff file contains these records as required in the rule 5.22 of these regulations. The licensee shall permit representatives of the Division to have full access to off-site records to verify documentation.
“There is not a notarized affidavit testifying to the completeness of staff files maintained off site. It was confirmed during this site visit that documentation required by this rule is kept in the off site offices of the licensee. Corrective Action: Review the requirements of this rule, ensure all staff files are complete, and maintain an up to date notarized affidiavit on site.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 29, 2021
Regulation 13.7: Staff and children shall all wash their hands with soap under warm, running water: * before they eat or prepare food * after they use the toilet * after handling animals * after playing outside.
“The group of children transitoned from outside play to inside activities without washing their hands. Corrective Action: Review the handwashing times noted in this rule with each staff person. Implement handwashing into program practices as required by this rule.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 16, 2021
Regulation 13.14: The tops of tables used for eating snacks or meals or other surfaces coming into contact with food shall be washed and sanitized prior to eating.
“Children were served snack upon paper towels that were placed upon the art tables that had not been cleaned. There was visible streaks of smeared clay water, patches of paint, and other art supply materials upon the table surfaces. Many children's paper towels were wet from the juice of the fruit served for snack and the wet mark was visible on the table when the paper towel was removed Corrective Action: As required during the visit, tables used for snack shall be cleaned and sanitized before food is served to children. By 10/30/2017, send an e-mail to elaine.crawford@vermont.gov outlining the revised table cleaning and snack service practices.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 30, 2017
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FAQ
Yes. Vermont Department for Children and Families, Child Development Division lists it as licensed and operating.
Vermont Department for Children and Families, Child Development Division lists the most recent visit on January 8, 2026, with 1 rule cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 5 rules across 3 of 3 visits in the last 3 years; 5 show a correction in the state record. For comparison: 63% of Vermont daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 1. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
35, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve school-age children.
Its hours are not listed. Call (802) 463-4769 to confirm.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (802) 463-4769 to ask.
(802) 463-4769.
164 Green Street Green Street Elementary School, Brattleboro, VT 05301. The nearest other daycare we list is The Y ASPIRE @ Academy School, 0.2 miles away.