Resources

Learn more from the Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program about the statewide kindergarten readiness landscape following the 2020-2021 school year and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Virginia Promise Partnership has developed a representative cross-section of data profiles by region and locality outlining key insights into Virginia’s child care system.

Joint report from the University of Virginia's EdPolicyWorks and UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies on child care staffing issues in Virginia during COVID.

The Virginia Promise Partnership commissioned a poll of registered Virginia voters from across the Commonwealth to gain a better understanding of how our state’s residents view child care issues.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report outlining a framework for a funding strategy to provide accessible high-quality early care and education for young children.

Alliance for Early Success's strategy to ensure that our public policy treats and funds child care as a crucial component of family, community, and national infrastructure.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT® Data Book outlining how children across the United States were faring before the coronavirus pandemic began.

ReadyNation report on the economic impacts of the nation’s child care crisis on infants and toddlers, working parents, employers, and taxpayers.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Center for Education and Workforce report on the role of high-quality childcare in the education and workforce pipeline.

Child Care Aware state fact sheet examining access to child care and Virginia's child care sector.