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As the COVID-19 national emergency continues to unfold, Child Care Aware of Virginia will do our best to ensure that child care providers and consumers are informed of important decisions regarding public safety and child care operations. Today, March 23, 2020 Gov. Ralph Northam extended his order that all Virginia public and private K-12 schools close in response to COVID-19 for the remainder of the school year. As Virginia’s Child Care Resource and Referral Network, we are working diligently to ensure that families who need care in order to continue to work are able to find it.
Your assistance in that is greatly appreciated.

Please take a few moments to complete our survey to inform us of your program status. If you have already completed the survey or emailed us regarding your status, there is no need to complete the survey again.

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State to issue guidance for day cares amid coronavirus pandemic State officials say they are issuing a guidance for day cares that are staying open amid the coronavirus pandemic, can do so safely.

NAEYC: Week of the Young Child
April 13th - 17th, 2020

Join us in celebrating the Week of the Young Child with your classroom, school, or family! Check out this list of fun activities you can do each day to participate in WOYC!

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COVID-19 Resources - National Institute for Early Education Research Resources for Early Childhood Policymakers on Preventing and Preparing for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) A curated list of resources for state early childhood administrators NIEER will collect resources for state early childhood policymakers and other stakeholders to help to prevent the spread of COV...

The COVID-19 Child Care Conundrum - Voices for Virginia's Kids State and Congressional leaders must act to help keep children safe in care and support the child care industry.

Child Care Aware of Virginia COVID-19 Statement:

We recognize that child care is an essential service that keeps our society functioning. For those who must continue working, it is even more critical than ever. We understand that there is a lot of uncertainty right now as more schools and businesses continue to close in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but please know that partners are trying to ensure that child care has a voice in the national conversation concerning federal aid. There are many unknowns and we are trying to learn as much as possible and lean on the advice of our state and national health experts as the situation continues to unfold.

Child care teachers, healthcare workers, restaurant staff, grocery store and pharmacy staff, etc. are all on the front lines keeping society afloat through this crisis - and none of them can work without child care. Now is the time to come together as a society to ensure that we are operating as smoothly as we can in the midst of CDC recommendations to remain socially distant.

CHILD CARE PROVIDERS- If you are closing your business, please inform your licensing inspector and Child Care Aware of Virginia of your plans. If you are remaining open and have availability to take more children, especially for essential frontline workers, PLEASE let us know as well. As Virginia’s Child Care Resource and Referral Network, we are working diligently to ensure that families who need care in order to continue to work are able to find it. Your assistance in that is greatly appreciated. Please take a few seconds to complete the survey linked here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ccaovacovid19

Early Childhood Education Transition Timeline - Voices for Virginia's Kids As the early childhood education reform bills (SB578/HB1012) continue to move towards passage at the General Assembly, we wanted to share more detail of the proposed transition timeline for early...

Working on your CDA? Need to complete your CEU's? Child Care Professional Education Center allows you to meet your training requirements from the comfort of your home, on your own time! Learn more here: https://smarthorizons.org/landing/vccr/

March is National Reading Awareness Month. As early educators, we know the importance of reading to children every day. Check out https://readaloud.org/ for ideas to celebrate reading in your classroom this month!

It’s Time To Count Kids: Our Resources for Your Work – Count All Kids It’s Time To Count Kids: Our Resources for Your Work | February 2020 Share: On March 12, the Census Bureau will send out the first mailings inviting people across the country to go online to fill out the census. Here is a timeline of all the resources and activities you can expect from Count All K...