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Richmond nonprofit organization launches online tool for easier child care search
February 17, 2026
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WRIC
A new resource tool is helping Central Virginia parents narrow the search for affordable childcare. Read more at https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/thrive-birth-to-five-nonprofit-tool-child-care-search/
New online child care locator launches in Central Virginia
February 17, 2026
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Henrico Citizen
Nonprofit Thrive Birth to Five has launched Child Care Finder, a new online child care locator designed to help families find quality early learning programs for children from birth to age five.
Dems propose bill to have the state, businesses help fund the cost of child care
February 4, 2026
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WRIC
Senator Lashrecse Aird (D-Henrico) wants to create a cost-sharing program where the state and businesses would put money in the pot to help make child care more affordable for Virginia families. “Families have been complaining about two things — accessibility [and] finding access to child care, and then when they do find it, being able to afford it,” Aird told 8News. The proposed Employee Child Care Assistance Program is designed to incentivize businesses to pay some of the cost of their employees’ child care by matching the amount of money businesses contribute with state funds.
Amid fraud claims, Trump admin announces more changes to federal child care funding
January 9, 2026
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NPR
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that it would rescind a series of Biden-era rules governing one of the largest federal funding sources for child care. The move comes less than a week after HHS confirmed it was freezing all federal funding through that same program.
In statewide survey, employers say Virginia child care crisis negatively impacts businesses
January 9, 2026
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Virginia Mercury
Eight out of ten Virginia employers say child care challenges hinder hiring and retention.
Child Care Business guides and videos (opens in new window)
A valuable directory of resources to support child care businesses including attracting staff, finances and operations, taxes, growth and sustainability using state and federal funding.
MCCYN Fee Assistance Program (opens in new window)
Child Care Aware® of America administers a Fee Assistance Program for families on behalf of the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps. If you have a valid state license, an approved national accreditation, and annual licensing inspection, you may be eligible to participate in the program.
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (opens in new window)
This federal program provides reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks to eligible children enrolled in participating child care programs.
Become a Subsidy Vendor (opens in new window)
The Child Care Subsidy Program helps eligible families pay for child care.
Early Childhood Dataset from 3Si (opens in new window)
CUSP Public is 3Si’s free data and interactive visualization tool to explore, analyze, and download child population, demographic, and program eligibility data for all states and counties in the U.S.
Child Care Aware of Virginia Child Care Supply Data by Locality (opens in new window)
Locality fact sheets provide a two-page overview regarding the supply of child care and early care in Virginia localities. Included: number of child care programs by regulation type, program type, licensed capacity, and self-reported cost of care.
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