Current Initiatives
Developmental Screening Initiative
VECF’s Developmental Screening Initiative, funded by the Virginia Department of Health, invests in building a community-wide system to ensure children all ages prenatal to five are screened and supported in achieving developmentally appropriate milestones and growth using the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®.
Mixed Delivery Program
Virginia’s Mixed Delivery Program is an innovative public-private early childhood care and education (ECCE) model that offers high quality preschool experiences to children who meet the eligibility requirements set out for the Virginia Preschool Initiative. Approved childcare programs are supported to meet the high standards of public preschool programs, in locations and hours that work for families. Through Mixed Delivery, more families can access ECCE programs to prepare their children for success in school and life.
More Info >Nemours Child Health Initiative
Since 2014, VECF has received funding from Nemours Children’s Health Foundation to engage state and local partners in advancing healthier child care policies and practices, so that early care environments provide the nutrition and physical activity shown to promote healthy weight and physical development.
More Info >Ready Network
Ready Network is a staffed family child care network that offers licensed, voluntarily registered and unregulated providers access to a network of supports, including a subscription to Wonderschool, to build their capacity to meet families’ needs for affordable, quality, safe child care.
More Info >Ready Regions
Ready Regions is Virginia’s network of nine strong organizations that were selected to set a vision and lead their region’s progress on early childhood priorities. Responsible for coordinating services and building partnerships needed to strengthen quality in early childhood care and education, Ready Regions provide leadership, innovation, and accountability in every corner of the Commonwealth – and make sure family choices and voices are shaping early childhood services and experiences that work for all Virginia families.
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