Playbook for Regions
Playbook for Regions

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Incentivize and recognize the accomplishment of certain actions that reflect commitment to and progress toward advancing the task force report recommendations through a Regional Business-Forward/Child Care-Friendly Certification.

Playbook for Regions

The Playbook for Regions supports the implementation of the VBREE Regional Initiative as a central toolbox of guidance and resources to accelerate coordinated and cohesive progress toward the priority goals across all regions. The Playbook for Regions outlines exemplary strategies as well as provides tools, templates, and data for regions to leverage to advance the vision and mission of the VBREE Regional Initiative.

The Playbook consists of four sections that build on each other toward achieving the vision and mission of the regional initiative. Within each section, the Playbook focuses on topic areas that Regional Delegations can leverage to build child care supply, based on unique needs and opportunities.

In addition to the full downloadable version, the contents of the Playbook for Regions can be accessed using the filter features to quickly search by Topic and Resource Type. Click to filter for the Playbook materials that are most relevant to regional child care supply building needs.

Playbook for Regions
Playbook for Regions – 1.0
The downloadable Playbook for Regions PDF is updated regularly with additional tools, templates, and guides. All users are encouraged to check back for updates and additions as the work progresses.

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EO Regional Workforce and Child Development Hub

EO Regional Workforce and Child Development Hub

In the fall of 2024, the massive 87,000 square-foot EO Regional Workforce and Child Development Hub opened in Abingdon, Virginia. The complex operates as a Hub-and-Spoke Model where a centralized, high-capacity facility works with a network of community-based providers to expand access, strengthen quality, and improve sustainability across the region.
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Landscape Analysis Toolkit

Landscape Analysis Toolkit

Each Ready Region faces distinct challenges and opportunities related to building child care supply. The purpose of the regional landscape analysis is to create a shared understanding of the current state across the region and to help mobilize a coordinated, collective effort to develop and implement a Regional Action Plan. Ready Regions’ use of this shared template will result in consistent analyses and Plans statewide, while also recognizing variation.
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Little Lions Learning Lab

Little Lions Learning Lab

Little Lions Learning Lab is an early childhood center operated by the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Office of Louisa County Public Schools (LCPS). Created in response to a difficult recruiting environment for teachers and shrinking interest in the field of education among students, the early childhood program provides LCPS staff with access to high-quality child care and serves as a learning space for students who want to explore a career in education.
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Regional Certification

VBREE Regional Delegations are incentivized to strive to achieve Business-Forward/Child Care-Friendly Certification. This Certification recognizes the accomplishment of certain actions reflecting the region’s commitment to and progress toward addressing child care challenges that present a risk to Virginia’s economy, workforce competitiveness, and ranking as top in the nation for businesses. A Certified region has achieved the VBREE Regional Initiative’s goals of elevating child care as infrastructure, expanding the supply of quality child care, and strengthening the capabilities of the child care industry.