Early Care and Education

Why Is This Important?

Measures

VA

% of Childcare Deserts

I

2019

47

0

0%

NN

% of Childcare Deserts

I

H

% of families accessing quality learning environments from birth to age 3

PM

NN

% of families accessing quality learning environments from birth to age 3

PM

Improved childcare business sustainability and policy improvements

I

H

% of childcare sites enrolled in Virginia Quality (rating system)

PM

NN

% of childcare sites enrolled in Virginia Quality (rating system)

PM

VKRP Scores

I

Professional development for early childhood teachers through CLASS

PM

H

Child Food Insecurity - percent

I

2016

16.60%

1

3%

NN

Child Food Insecurity - percent

I

2016

17.00%

1

4%

H

Children 0-5 with all available parents in the labor force - percent

PM

2017

63.20%

1

-23%

NN

Children 0-5 with all available parents in the labor force - percent

PM

2017

65.30%

2

6%

H

Percent of age group (3 & 4 year olds) enrolled in nursery/preschool

PM

2017

45.80%

1

11%

NN

Percent of age group (3 & 4 year olds) enrolled in nursery/preschool

PM

2017

47.50%

1

-1%

H

Children with PALS-K scores below kindergarten readiness - percent

PM

2019

13.00%

5

-13%

NN

Children with PALS-K scores below kindergarten readiness - percent

PM

2019

15.00%

1

29%