Early Childhood Integrated Financing Toolkit

State Early Childhood Funding Streams At-a-Glance
State Program (Agency) | FY18 Funds for VA | What Are the Main Requirements? |
Virginia Preschool Initiative(VDOE) | $69,097,338 state general funds$6,326 per pupil funding for FY19 & FY20 | The VPI program was established by the General Assembly in 1995 and began in FY1996 to provide VA communities with funding to enable them to provide 4-year-old children at-risk of school failure, but not served by the federal Head Start program, with a high-quality preschool education.The local plan must address:• Providing a quality preschool education;• Health services;• Family engagement;• The facilitation of comprehensive services; and• A transportation plan.The preschool education may be full- or part-day, and cover the VA |