Vermont's Child Care Challenge

Two-thirds of Vermont's young children spend at least part of the work week in out-of-home-care. But finding good child care is a never-ending struggle for many working families. And paying for it is a dilemma for most. Workers are often reluctant to talk with their employers about their child care problems, but their struggles affect productivity and Vermont's ability to retain good workers and keep young families in the state. We talk about the challenges of providing affordable, high quality day care with child care advocate Melissa Riegel-Garrett and with Green Mountain Power President Mary Powell, the co-chair of Governor Douglas's Building Bright Futures Council. (Listen)

And we continue our series on green solutions in Vermont with a visit to the Cate Farm in Plainfield, where electric and biodiesel tractors are reducing the growing bite fuel costs are taking out of farming. (Listen)