Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Legislation has been filed to formalize the governorâs âcradle-to-careerâ education concept. Two Republican representatives, Lawrence Cupoli, R-Rutland 5-2, and James Gregoire, R-Franklin 6, have introduced H.394 which codifies the proposal to eliminate the Child Development Division as a mechanism to implement his vision (https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2022/H.394). The phrase âcradle-to-careerâ is catchy. However, it completely misses the prenatal period of child development. This omission highlights how families are often left out of the equation. The fundamental flaw in the proposal to dismantle the Child Development Division is the lack of understanding that children