Virginia Early Childhood Foundation

Informative presentations and discussions took place at the September meeting of the Virginia Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education, including a review of data on ECCE demand, enrollment, and waitlists. Check out the meeting materials and recording here https://bit.ly/3y9otwU

VECF is pleased to welcome Alex Guzmán to the team as Policy and Advocacy Coordinator.

The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr. David Doré, Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System, has been elected to our board of directors. “He shares our strong commitment to creating pathways in the state’s community college system that will nurture and grow a quality early education workforce in the Commonwealth.” https://bit.ly/3TbumB2 Virginia's Community Colleges

VECF is honored to begin service as fiscal sponsor for the Virginia Alliance for Family Child Care Associations on behalf of a very important sector of the early educator community. We are looking for a talented candidate for the inaugural director role. This position posting closes September 6. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3HRxpqu

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The Early Childhood Care and Education Commission met yesterday to explore recent progress, new legislative responsibilities, business-led innovations, and new research on ECCE in Virginia. Learn more and access meeting materials and recordings here https://bit.ly/3y9otwU

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“Working collaboratively with VBREE leaders, the Task Force members share a bold vision to make Virginia the best state to live, learn, work, and raise a family, along with making the Commonwealth ‘shovel-ready’ to attract new and retain existing businesses,” said Mike Chinn, Partner with Endicott Capital, Chair of VBREE and Co-Chair of the Shovel Ready Virginia Task Force. Learn more about Shovel Ready Virginia Task Force members here: https://bit.ly/4d0fXiq

With the recent announcement of Virginia’s #1 ranking as the “Top State for Business” by CNBC, Virginia has an opportunity to continue to build an innovative, best-in-class early childhood care and education system that can be a differentiator in economic development, site selection and talent attraction and retention. Learn how the new Shovel Ready Virginia task force is leading the way. https://bit.ly/4d0fXiq

Top executives across economic development, business and education sectors of the Commonwealth have joined forces to create the Shovel Ready Virginia Task Force in a collective effort to build the supply of high-quality early childhood care and education services supporting the current and future workforce. Read more about this exciting effort here: https://bit.ly/4d0fXiq

Join us on June 24, 12:00-1:00 PM for a webinar to explore the 2024 Mixed Delivery Evaluation findings and recommendations. Virginia's Mixed Delivery Program provides high quality full-day, year-round early care & education services for eligible families with young children (birth-five) in the settings of their choice. Register here https://bit.ly/3VEpeXN

Access to quality, affordable child care is essential to Virginia's current and future workforce, prosperity, and quality of life.

Child care challenges are threatening economic growth in Southside, study finds A lack of adequate child care is one of the biggest inhibitors to growth in Danville and Pittsylvania County, according to Virginia Tech researchers.