In 2014, the state of Vermont was awarded a federal Early Learning Challenge - Race-to-the-Top (ELC-RTT) grant with the primary aim of making ambitious and achievable progress in building Vermont's early childhood systems for children birth to eight years old, particularly those with high needs. Supporting a knowledgeable and skilled early childhood education workforce is a key component of the ELC-RTT grant and the Workforce Survey Project is one of several of Vermont's efforts to understand and support the early childhood and afterschool workforce. The early childhood and afterschool workforce is a critical contributor to the overall goal of supporting optimal growth and development of children. The Workforce Survey Project was designed to allow for a better understanding of this workforce in order to gauge what is working and what may need to be enhanced or changed to most effectively support the workforce in providing high quality early care and education services. (author abstract)