The Virginia Promise Partnership is a proud supporter of the Gotta Have Child Care campaign
Virginia’s economy and workforce competitiveness, depend on hardworking families being able to access quality, affordable child care. Virginia has come a long way, but there is more to be done to fulfill the promise of school-ready children, work-ready families and business-ready communities in Virginia.
Increase payment rates for publicly funded child care to reflect the full cost of business operations, the VQB5 standards that put Virginia on track to lead the nation in quality child care, and the competitive educator wages that retain quality talent and keep classrooms open.
Establish a predictable funding formula that appropriately anticipates fluctuations in parent demand.
With higher rates for competitive wages that retain quality educators:
Expand access to child care by focusing first on ensuring that all currently eligible families have access to child care by protecting existing funding and eliminating the waitlist for the most vulnerable children and, over time, moving toward expanding eligibility for state-subsidized child care to enable additional families to get ahead in life.
With access to affordable child care that meets family needs:
Incentivize public-private partners to contribute to building regional child care supply.
With public-private partners at the table: