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Child care cost the most in these states in 2024, analysis found
June 3, 2025
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Fox 9
ChildCare Aware of America found the national average price of child care for 2024 was $13,128. It would take 10% of the median income of a married couple with children to afford this national average price, and 35% of a single parent’s.
Decline in preschool access continues in Virginia, despite legislative efforts
May 21, 2025
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Virginia Mercury
Virginia has provided thousands of children access to preschool over a year’s time, but the commonwealth continues to trail other states, which are expanding services and providing more kids a chance at early learning.
Child care isn’t just a family issue — it’s a workforce solution
April 22, 2025
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Cardinal News
Microporous has plans to soon announce the first phase of our Child Care Initiative, a program which will offer grants to help address regional child care needs.
New Bipartisan Poll Demonstrates Virginians View Quality Early Childhood Options as Critical to The State’s Economic Success
March 31, 2025
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VECF
Policies to Increase Access to Child Care Earn Support from Nearly 9 in 10 Voters Across the Political Spectrum in Virginia.
What parts of Virginia are most in favor of increasing access to child care? Rural areas.
March 31, 2025
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Cardinal News
The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation recently commissioned a poll to gauge voters’ views on the need for more and better child care.
Interactive Kids Count 2024 Data Book (opens in new window)
View Virginia data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation that tracks child well-being along four domains.
Planning District 15 Council of Community Services Data Snapshot (opens in new window)
Data from 211 Virginia on the Richmond Regional Planning District.
Ready Regions ECCE Access Dashboard (opens in new window)
This Early Childhood Care and Education data dashboard integrates data from a variety of sources and state partners, including the Virginia Department of Education, the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, and the University of Virginia.
VKRP Data Snapshots (opens in new window)
Data from the VKRP assessments are beneficial for a wide range of stakeholders, including state policymakers, division, school, and program leaders, educators, and families. The data enable all stakeholders to support young students’ learning.
Measuring Quality Interactions (opens in new window)
The quality of interactions between teachers and children is measured in VQB5 through use of the nationally recognized Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS).
VQB5 For Families (Spanish) (opens in new window)
VQB5 For Families (Spanish)
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