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Virginia Early Childhood Foundation Elects New Board Chair and Vice-Chair

Virginia Early Childhood Foundation Elects New Board Chair and Vice-Chair

Richmond, Va. (June 16, 2021) – Robert Hurt, of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., was elected for a two-year term as board chair of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) at the organization’s annual board meeting on June 16. Richard Bynum, of The PNC Financial Services Group, was elected vice-chair of the board. VECF is a statewide public-private entity that serves as the non-partisan steward...

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Back to Work VA Task Force Announces Bold Goal: Promise of Quality Child Care for all Families by 2030

Back to Work VA Task Force Announces Bold Goal: Promise of Quality Child Care for all Families by 2030

Richmond, VA (Dec. 18, 2020) – The Back to Work VA Task Force, created earlier this year to re-envision and sustain a more equitable child care system for Virginia, announced policy recommendations today including a bold goal that all Virginia families should have access to quality child care by 2030, regardless of their income. The Task Force included top Virginia leaders from business, government, philanthropy...

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VECF Elects Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Research Director to Board

VECF Elects Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Research Director to Board

Richmond, VA (Dec. 16, 2020) – The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF), a statewide convener of public and private sectors to create transformative early childhood solutions for Virginia, elected Kartik B. Athreya, Ph.D., executive vice president and director of research for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as a new board member at VECF’s quarterly meeting on Dec. 16. As a published author in a...

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Business Leaders Explore Economics of Early Childhood and Share Strategies on Reimagining Virginia’s Child Care System

Business Leaders Explore Economics of Early Childhood and Share Strategies on Reimagining Virginia’s Child Care System

Richmond, VA (Oct. 13, 2020) – The Virginia Chamber Foundation and the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) hosted a virtual executive briefing for statewide business leaders on “The Economics of Early Childhood: Smart Beginnings for Virginia’s Workforce Pipeline.” The event, held virtually on Oct. 13, focused on the rapidly changing early childhood landscape as Virginia continues to navigate through the COVID-19 crisis. Guest speakers for...

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Virginia Early Childhood Foundation Elects New Board Members

Virginia Early Childhood Foundation Elects New Board Members

Richmond, Va. (Sept. 16, 2020) – The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF), a statewide convener between public and private sectors to create transformative early childhood care and education solutions for Virginia, elected five new board members at the organization’s fall board meeting on Sept. 16.   Danny Avula, M.D. is the director of the Richmond City and Henrico County Health Departments. A public health physician...

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MDG Access Grantees

The Campagna Center in partnership with Smart Beginnings Alexandria Serving 60 children in the city of Alexandria Smart Beginnings Southwest Virginia Serving 70 children in Giles County, Montgomery County, Pulaski County, the city of Radford, and Russell County Smart Beginnings Greater Richmond Serving 120 children in Chesterfield County, Henrico County, and the city of Richmond  ...

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Mixed Delivery Grantees

Fourth Round of Mixed Delivery Grantees  On June 3, 2019, Governor Northam announced the fourth round of Mixed-Delivery Preschool Grants. Full implementation grants were awarded to four local communities and planning grants to two communities. Learn more about fourth round grantees here. Gloucester County Public Schools (Gloucester County) Hampton Roads Community Action Program (Hampton) Henrico Education Foundation (Henrico County) Town of New Market (Shenandoah and Page...

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PDG TA Session Materials – December 12th

Agenda TA Session PowerPoint Slides LinkB5 and Evaluation PowerPoint Coordinated Enrollment Documents Coordinated Enrollment Plan Info Sheet Coordinated Enrollment Plan Template Coordinated Enrollment Rubric Coordinated Enrollment Example Plan Coordinated Enrollment Guiding Questions Roanoke Pilot Coordinated Enrollment Resources Instructions for Single Point Entry Keys to Successful Partnerships Roanoke Regional Mixed-Delivery Preschool Pilot - Appendix Theoretical Model Overlapping Spheres of Influence Action Team Focus on Goals Draft...

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Ensuring Equity in Early Childhood Education

Ensuring Equity in Early Childhood Education

Richmond, Va. (Nov. 7, 2019) – More than 100 early childhood leaders from across the Commonwealth gathered in Richmond on Nov. 6-7 for the Smart Beginnings Meeting, coordinated by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation. The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation fosters Smart Beginnings initiatives to ensure that communities across Virginia have capacity to support the good health and school readiness of young children from birth to...

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Business Leaders Explore Economics of Early Childhood and the Connection to Future Workforce

Business Leaders Explore Economics of Early Childhood and the Connection to Future Workforce

Richmond, VA (Oct. 15, 2019) – The Virginia Chamber Foundation and the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) hosted an invitation-only luncheon and executive briefing for statewide business leaders on “The Economics of Early Childhood: Smart Beginnings for Virginia’s Workforce Pipeline.” The event, held Tuesday, Oct. 15 at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, strengthened the growing recognition from Virginia’s business community that a strong educational start...

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PDG TA Session Materials – September 17th

Integrated Financing - PDG Meeting Agenda Intro Timeline and Support for Field Updated ECE Finance Overview Parent Survey Discussion Pilot Leads Next Steps-Upcoming Dates Slides United Way of Roanoke Valley MDPP Matrix and Assessment Wheel CLASSCLASS Reliability Support Tips PDG B5 CLASS Observation PDG B5 CLASS Reminders Teachstone Resources for Teachers LinkB507.09.19 Info Sheet (LinkB5) All Quick Start Guides V2 TA3 Richmond LinkB5 V6 Community...

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Virginia Early Childhood Foundation Elects New Board Officers & Members

Virginia Early Childhood Foundation Elects New Board Officers & Members

Richmond, Va. (Sept. 20, 2019) –The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF), a statewide public-private entity that supports early childhood development and school readiness for the Commonwealth’s youngest children, elected two new board members at the organization’s fall board meeting on Sept. 18. Todd Norris is Senior Vice President of Community Health & System Advancement with Ballad Health, an integrated healthcare delivery system serving areas of...

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Virginia Early Childhood Foundation Elects New Board Officers & Members

Virginia Early Childhood Foundation Elects New Board Officers & Members

Richmond, Va. (July 1, 2019) – Ned W. Massee, president of Croatan Advisors, was elected for a two-year term as board chair of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) at the organization’s annual board meeting on June 28. Massee succeeds William “Bill” Ermatinger, executive vice president and chief human resources officer for Huntington Ingalls Industries in Newport News, Va., who will move into the position...

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PDG TA Session Materials – June 13th

Coordinated Enrollment FAQ Agenda Intro and Timeline PowerPoint Updated PDG Timeline June 13 CLASS PDG June 13 PowerPoint CLASS Feedback examples and sample documents PDG B-5 Survey Update PowerPoint Coordinated Enrollment PowerPoint Coordinated Enrollment Overview Coordinated Enrollment Self Assessment Tool Link B5 Overview PowerPoint Lexington Link B5 Outreach PowerPoint...

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Mixed Delivery Preschool Grant Program 2019 Grantees

Full Implementation Grants  Henrico Education Foundation (Henrico County), $250,000 This initiative will provide preschool services for up to 16 four-year-olds each year over two years, in up to four private community-based child care centers. These centers are located in underserved, high needs neighborhoods, including those with high populations of English-language learners. Innovations:  Integrated financing model using multiple funding sources to provide high-quality preschool services; intense...

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PDG TA Session Materials – April 9th

PDG B-5 Portal Community Overview Agenda for PDG-MD Lexington Meeting PDG Timeline Updated April 9 SEEVA Presentation CLASS Presentation for April 9 TA Session Classroom and Teacher Estimation for all PDG Communities CLASS Feedback Template for PDGClick here to download the CLASS Feedback Template. Review of PDG B-5 Recognition Grant Program Integrated Financing Toolkit Maximizing CLASS Observations in Virginia 2019...

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