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Virginia Elevates Excellence in Early Childhood Care and Education with the Release of VQB5 Quality Ratings and New Honor Rolls
October 14, 2025
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Virginia Department of Education
Governor Glenn Youngkin and the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) announced today the release of 3,293 early childhood site quality ratings via VQB5, Virginia’s statewide early childhood measurement system. Along with the Governor’s Building Blocks for Virginia Families initiative which invests $1.2 billion in early childhood slots this biennium, VQB5 enables more Virginia working families to choose and access high quality birth-to-five experiences that prepare their children for kindergarten.
Panel considers elements of early childhood education funding proposal
October 6, 2025
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VPM
A group of state lawmakers, officials and experts have been discussing a funding formula for early childhood education. Right now, Virginia does not automatically include additional funding for state-subsidized child care in each two-year budget cycle. Additionally, the state constitution requires investments for K-12, but not in early childhood education. Advocates say developing a formula would send a powerful message: that Virginia recognizes the importance of early childhood education.
Early Childhood Governance
August 20, 2025
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Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center
Early childhood governance refers to the organization of government entities and the distribution of authority and accountability for administering programs and services that support young children and their families. Across the US, state approaches to early childhood governance vary widely.
Virginia's childcare crisis: New report calls for urgent solutions as families struggle to find care
August 20, 2025
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CBS 6 News
A new report from the Virginia Business Roundtable on Early Education is urging major changes to the state's childcare system as families prepare for back-to-school season while facing significant challenges finding affordable, quality care.
States Create Trust Funds to Bolster Child Care and Early Childhood Education
August 20, 2025
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The 74
With federal funds from the American Rescue Plan gone, some states have established trust funds dedicated to early care and education.
How States Can Increase Access to Benefits for Early Educators
The National Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Center is a joint research and technical assistance center that equips state and local leaders to drive change in ECE workforce policy. This brief is a companion piece to a May 2025 brief: Benefits Offered to Center-based Early Care and Education Educators. It is based upon interviews with ECE educators and a scan of state policies in support of benefits. To explore the other research-to-practice briefs, visit our website at https://www.nationaleceworkforcecenter.org/publications/
Benefits Offered to Center-Based Early Care and Education Educators
The National Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Center is a joint research and technical assistance center that equips state and local leaders to drive change in ECE workforce policy. This brief is based on an analysis of the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE), through which we identified centers that offered different types of benefits and which types of centers offered them. It also discusses state innovations that provide benefits to ECE staff. For more information, visit our website at www.nationaleceworkforcecenter.org
Transforming State Early Childhood Governance
The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University (Policy Impact Center) conducted a national landscape scan to identify each state’s strategy for organizing the administration of a broad range of early childhood programs and services. The Policy Impact Center then selected states with various governance styles for in-depth case studies. This brief presents the case study results for Virginia.
Child Care Costs in the United States (opens in new window)
This tool from the Economic Policy Institute shares data and analysis on child care costs by state.
Child Care is Unaffordable in Every State - National Women's Law Center February 2025 Fact Sheet (opens in new window)
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a family should have to contribute no more than 7% of their income for child care for it to be affordable. This Fact Sheet from the National Women's Law Center highlights the annual income necessary to make child care affordable for families.
Virginia Business Roundtable for Early Education (VBREE) (opens in new window)
The Virginia Business Roundtable for Early Education (“VBREE” or “the Roundtable”) was founded in 2023 with the belief that Virginia’s prosperity and quality of life are inextricably dependent upon a strong early childhood education system. A nonprofit, nonpartisan initiative of the VECF board of directors, VBREE’s mission is to sustain and grow, through strategic financing, the supply of high quality, affordable and accessible child care, driving critical and multi-faceted benefits for the Commonwealth. VBREE is committed to educating the public, engaging diverse stakeholders, and driving innovation for the crucial role that accessible child care serves in Virginia’s workforce development and economy, including as a differentiator for Virginia in economic development, site selection, and workforce talent attraction and retention. VBREE strives to secure the increased investment and policy improvements needed for the Commonwealth’s best-in-class early education system to sustain its standing as the best state to live, work, and raise a family.
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