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Mixed Delivery Program for Early Childhood Providers

The Mixed Delivery program provides contract-based publicly funded early childhood care and education (ECCE) services in state licensed family day homes (FDH) and center-based programs in the Ready Region Capital Area (RRCA).

Ready Region Capital Area (RRCA) includes City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church, Arlington County, and Fairfax County.

Early childhood programs must be:

Community-based, private, non-faith-based, early childhood centers and family day homes, or community-based Head Start or Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) centers.
Fully licensed sites that meet all child care licensing requirements and regulations.
- Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers
- Standards for Licensed Family Day Homes
Participating in Virginia Quality Birth to Five.
Using a Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) approved curriculum.
Open for at least 10 hours a day, 5 days a week, 240 days a year.

Step 1: Review the following resources and see if Mixed Delivery is a good fit for your program.

Site Considerations
Requirements and Timeline *Please see below for this document in other languages.

Step 2: Complete the Mixed Delivery Provider Interest Survey. *Please see Additional Resources for this form in other languages.

Complete the interest survey and a Mixed Delivery specialist will reach out to you and to schedule an interest meeting.

Step 3: Engage Interested Families

Work with interested families and determine probable eligibility.
Use the Mixed Delivery Program Family Screener and Interest Form to create a Mixed Delivery waitlist so you are ready to fill them when slots are allocated to your program.

Step 4: Complete the Ready Region Capital Area's Mixed Delivery site application.

An application will be emailed to eligible programs.

January

Interested sites complete the Mixed Delivery Provider Interest Survey.

February

Site administrators who completed the provider interest survey attend an interest meeting.
The Mixed Delivery specialist assists sites in determining: (1) whether Mixed Delivery is a good fit, (2) the site's capacity to meet requirements, and (3) estimate of the number of Mixed Delivery slots the site can fill (if allocated).

March-April

Sites that meet the required criteria and have identified eligible children can submit a site application.
The Mixed Delivery site application link will be emailed to interested and eligible site administrators.
Mixed Delivery site application is due April 30.

June

Virginia Early Childhood Foundation announces Mixed Delivery slots allocated to the Ready Region Capital Area (RRCA).
Slots are first assigned to existing Mixed Delivery sites to ensure continuity of service for families currently enrolled.
Remaining slots are then assigned to new sites based on prioritization points.

July

Mixed Delivery contracts are signed annually with current and new sites.

Download the Mixed Delivery Timeline and Requirements Flyer

Providers are encouraged to complete the Mixed Delivery Program: Provider Interest Survey online. If the survey cannot be completed online, use the PDF form and email it to CapitalAreaMD@fairfaxcounty.gov.