With steady investment and bipartisan support from Virginia’s governors and legislature, VECF has supported local coalitions across the Commonwealth to work with public and private leaders on early childhood priorities since 2005. Building on this foundation, in 2022 a regional network was established in Virginia Code (§ 22.1-289.05) and charged with strengthening early childhood systems and coordinating early childhood care and education services in nine Virginia regions. This network – called Ready Regions® –  brings unprecedented levels of coordination, accountability, and family engagement, ensuring high quality education opportunities for all children and families, in every community in the Commonwealth.

Virginia’s Ready Regions® network is helping every Virginia community be:

• Accountable. Virginia’s early education system must prepare children for success.
• Parent-centered. Families must be engaged in designing a system that works for them.
• Responsive. Parents must be able to choose the child care they want and need.
• Reliable. Early education programs need consistent supports to deliver quality services.
• Bold. Every community in Virginia should be a place where families can thrive.