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Child Care Centers and Family Day Homes
Exciting News: New Attendance Tracking System for CCSP – Online Demo on June 2
VDOE has procured a new attendance tracking system to support subsidy providers. We’re excited to demo the system and discuss go-live details during Virginia Alliance of Family Child Care Associations' Care and Connect call on Monday, June 2 at 6:30 p.m. All Child Care Subsidy Program providers are invited to attend and learn more!
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Virginia Preschool Initiative
Bring Wolf Trap Early Arts Learning Programs to PreK, Kindergarten, and Grade 1 Classrooms in Your School Division!
Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts leverages the power of the performing arts to provide early childhood educators with high-quality professional development customized for teachers’ individual goals and create joyful, active learning experiences for young children. Wolf Trap Institute programs are available at no cost to your school division during the 2025-2026 school year through continued funding to the VDOE.
Early Childhood Special Education
Application Open: Excellence in Co-Teaching Initiative - Early Childhood Teams Wanted!
The Excellence in Co-Teaching Initiative aims to enhance inclusive practices for students with disabilities in the Commonwealth. The VDOE requests that division leadership nominate co-teaching partners to join the cohort. Teams should share responsibility for the achievement of all students, including students with disabilities in the general education classroom, and implement inclusive and research-based practices through active co-teaching, co-planning, and co-assessing. For more information, contact Dwana Cooper, Coordinator of Specially Designed Instruction, at Dwana.Cooper@doe.virginia.gov.
Save the Dates: Fundamentals of Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Administration Webinars
This 3-part webinar series is intended for new ECSE administrators, new special education directors or those who would like a refresh on topics related to ECSE administration. The series will cover important topics, including an overview of early childhood and ECSE programs; delivering inclusive practices in Early Childhood Care and Education programs; ECSE indicator data; and Virginia Quality Birth through Five (VQB5). Participants are encouraged to attend all three sessions. Registration will open in early August.
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Dates: August 21, September 18, and October 1, 2025, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Head Start
Celebrating 60 years of Head Start 🎉
On May 18 we celebrated 60 years of Head Start, an incredible milestone that marks six decades of comprehensive services for our youngest learners and their families. At the VDOE we extend heartfelt thanks to all of the educators and support staff whose unwavering dedication ensures that every child is kindergarten ready regardless of their circumstances in life. We invite you to honor Head Start’s legacy by exploring the shared voices of its community through the National Head Start Association’s interactive oral history map.
Highly Individualized Behavior Support – Webinar on May 27
Young children may display challenging behaviors when learning how to communicate effectively, regulate their emotions, and increase their level of independence. To support early childhood educators to individualize behavior support strategies, the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning is offering a webinar opportunity that will provide resources for establishing healthy learning environments for children with disabilities or suspected delays.
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Webinar: Highly Individualized Behavior Support
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Date: May 27 at 3 p.m.
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VQB5 - Virginia's Unified Measurement and Improvement System
End of Year Action Items – Deadlines for VQB5
The VQB5 spring window ends on May 31. Since May 31 falls on a weekend this year, all CLASS observation verifications and updates to curriculum use information in LinkB5 will be accepted through June 2.
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Complete and Verify Required Local Observations - Site administrators must make sure that all local CLASS observation scores are entered and verified in LinkB5 by June 2.
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Update Curriculum Use (optional) – If you would like to update your site’s curriculum use information, please make sure to do so in LinkB5 by June 2.
Early Learning Support
VECC Presents Supporting High-Quality Interactions with Children in the CLASSroom and Home - this Thursday, May 22!
This webinar will support participants to engage families in dialogue about interactions in the classroom and at home. The tips and resources shared will support quality interactions across settings.
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Webinar: Supporting High-Quality Interactions with Children in the CLASSroom and Home
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Date: May 22 at 1 p.m.
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Contact vecc@virginia.edu for more information
ELDS Micro-Credential – Spots Available!
The Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS) micro-credential offers early childhood professionals insight into how the ELDS can be used to support school readiness for all children. Current micro-credential participants may contact learning coaches at Radford by emailing impactasset@radford.edu for support in completing the course. Click on the flyer to learn more about the micro-credential and how to enroll.
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STREAMin3 Office Hours every Tuesday!
Join STREAMin3 coaches live on Zoom, Tuesdays between 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. to ask a coach your questions. Spanish-speaking coach available.
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The Ready B5 Recap Spring Edition is HERE!
Click to view the spring edition of Ready B5 Recap, the Quarterly Newsletter for Early Childhood Care and Education in Virginia.
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