Virginia Child Care Licensing
In 2014, the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act (PL113-186) was approved by Congress. This law sets the parameters for state law and promotes the health & safety of children in child care.
In Virginia, child care providers are required to have a background check based on a name search. Many other states use a fingerprint check, which is more effective. The Virginia State Legislature passed legislation last spring to create a task to recommend ways to implement a fingerprint check system in Virginia.
Virginia Child Care
Mapping Project
Child Care Aware of Virginia has mapped child care centers, family child care homes (registered and licensed), religious license-exempt centers, Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs and overlayed the maps with
- child poverty data (the % of children in poverty by census tract) or
- children with working parents (the % of children in households with all parents working by census tract)
to better identify where under-resourced areas in the state are located and to be strategic in strengthening the quality of child care.
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Virginia Shared Services Network for ECE
The Virginia Shared Services Network is a project of Child Care Aware of Virginia. The concept is to give child care programs access to discounts on commonly purchased goods and services to help the ECE community operate in a cost effective and efficient manner. The Virginia Shared Services Network also offers access to program resources so that every program doesn't have to recreate the wheel. Child care providers can save time and money! If you are a child care provider, join today!
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Virginia Child Care
Education & Action Center
Virginia Child Care Provider
Background Checks
Virginia Child Care
Parent Action Network
Child Care Aware of Virginia is forming a Parent Action Network to promote quality child care in every community!
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Child Care Aware of Virginia's on-line Education & Action Center has all the materials and tools you need to promote quality child care policies.
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Virginia Child Care Substitute Hub
Child Care Aware of Virginia has a child care substitute pilot currently operating in Richmond, Petersburg, Henrico, and Chesterfield.
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