We are proud to have been selected as the lead organization for Ready Region Capital Area. As a Ready Region lead organization, we are part of a statewide network focused on bringing strategic leadership and coordination of early childhood care and education (ECCE) services and resources to prepare all children and families for success. Ready Regions focus on:
- Strengthening quality. We will ensure all components are in place to coordinate quality measurement and guide improvement in publicly funded classrooms as part of the Unified Virginia Quality Birth to Five (VQB5) measurement and improvement system.
- Building relationships. We will engage with leaders across the region to facilitate buy-in for shared accountability and benefit.
- Increasing access. We will administer Mixed Delivery programming in the region, lead our VBREE delegation and regional activities to build child care supply, and coordinate enrollment to help parents learn about and access ECCE services that meet their needs and preferences, while helping ECCE providers connect with and serve more families.
- Engaging families. We will support a Family Council, made up of families from across our region to ensure the early childhood system is designed to work for families.
Neighborhood and Community Services, Early Childhood Programs and Services is the lead agency for Ready Region Capital Area (RRCA). RRCA includes the counties of Arlington and Fairfax and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church.
For more information, email CapitalAreaVQB5@fairfaxcounty.gov.
