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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.
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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). In VQB5, over 30,000 CLASS observations are completed annually in over 10,000 infant, toddler and preschool classrooms, including family day homes. This provides educators with frequent and actionable feedback to guide improvement.
Pre-K CLASS Summary (opens in new window)
Classroom Assessment Scoring System® (CLASS®) Pre-K Tool Summary.
Toddler CLASS Summary (opens in new window)
Classroom Assessment Scoring System® (CLASS®) Toddler Tool Summary.
Infant CLASS Summary (opens in new window)
Classroom Assessment Scoring System® (CLASS®) Infant Tool Summary.
CLASS Research Summary (opens in new window)
This Research Summary reviews over 200 research studies to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of CLASS assessments.
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