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Compensation, Turnover, and Quality in Virginia Child Care Centers
March 31, 2026
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SEE Partnerships
Early care and education (ECE) experiences can have positive lasting impacts on children's learning and development. However, there is growing concern that the low wages and high turnover rates common in child care settings compromise quality, and in turn, limit the benefits of ECE.
Lawmakers advance bills to set up child care cost-sharing pilot
March 12, 2026
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VPM
Alexis Gresham, a single mother to 3-year-old Kenzleigh, recently got a slight pay increase at work — which resulted in her losing access to the Child Care Subsidy Program, the commonwealth's largest state-supported child care program. The monthly cost of Kenzleigh's care is about $1,300, which she said has left their family worse off financially than before her raise. "That's basically another rent payment," Gresham said. "Nobody should fear getting promoted — or a salary increase — for fear of losing a critical safety net." The state Senate's budget proposal includes $3 million to gradually phase out CCSP eligibility for Virginians like Gresham so they don't suddenly lose access to subsidized child care as a result of a pay increase. (The House of Delegates' budget does not include funding for the effort.) The Senate has also proposed $50 million over the next two fiscal years for a pilot program that would incentivize employers to contribute to employees' child care costs. (The House budget includes $25 million for FY27, which runs from July 1–June 30, 2027.)
Child Care and Early Learning Protected in Final FY26 Package
February 11, 2026
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Child Care Aware of America
On Tuesday, February 3, Congress passed—and President Trump signed into law—five full-year FY26 spending bills, including the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) bill. This package includes increased funding for child care and early education and brought a brief government shutdown to an end. On Tuesday, February 3, Congress passed—and President Trump signed into law—five full-year FY26 spending bills, including the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) bill. This package includes increased funding for child care and early education and brought a brief government shutdown to an end.
Richmond nonprofit organization launches online tool for easier child care search
February 17, 2026
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WRIC
A new resource tool is helping Central Virginia parents narrow the search for affordable childcare. Read more at https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/thrive-birth-to-five-nonprofit-tool-child-care-search/
New online child care locator launches in Central Virginia
February 17, 2026
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Henrico Citizen
Nonprofit Thrive Birth to Five has launched Child Care Finder, a new online child care locator designed to help families find quality early learning programs for children from birth to age five.
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.
Virginia Promise in Action (opens in new window)
Virginia Promise in Action is a bipartisan 501(c)(4) organization focused on building the political will necessary to advance effective policy improvements and increase investment in Virginia’s child care system. Alongside their companion organization, the Virginia Promise Partnership, Virginia Promise in Action is leading a campaign to achieve the goal of ensuring all Virginia families have access to quality, affordable child care by 2030.
Virginia Promise Partnership (opens in new window)
The Virginia Promise Partnership is a coalition of leading organizations working together to achieve the bold goal of ensuring all Virginia families have access to affordable, quality child care by 2030, regardless of income.
Voices for Virginia's Children (opens in new window)
Voices for Virginia’s Children is the commonwealth’s only independent, multi-issue child policy and advocacy organization. They are focused on children whose needs are often overlooked, concentrating our efforts on policies in early childhood, foster care and adoption, health and mental health, and family economic security.
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