| VECF Announces Regional Support for Smart Beginnings Southwest VirginiaVECF and United Way Virginia Highlands have partnered to build a regional system of support and operations for the local Smart Beginnings Initiatives in Southwest Virginia. Leadership will be provided by Buckey Boone, the newly hired Regional Coordinator for Smart Beginnings Southwest Virginia.
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| Engaging Preschoolers in STEM Subjects Builds Future Workforce Richmond, Virginia (October, 2012) - Two preschools in the Tri-Cities region will benefit from an innovative program that teaches Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) concepts and skills to young children through the arts. The program, a partnership between Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts and the Northrop Grumman Foundation, will visit Lil Angels Day Care in Hopewell and Cornerstone Tender Care in Petersburg/Prince George County during the week of October 22-26. read more ... |
| Glazer Named New President of Virginia Early Childhood FoundationRichmond, VA (December 2011) - The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation has announced that Kathy Glazer, a longtime advocate for policies benefiting young children and families in Virginia, will become the organization’s new president effective January 16, 2012. read more ... |
| Grant from VECF Boosts School Readiness Efforts in Fluvanna & Louisa CountiesRichmond, VA (August 2011) - Smart Beginnings Fluvanna Louisa, an initiative launched in 2009 to enhance school readiness among the area’s youngest citizens, has received a $100,000 grant from the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation read more ... |
| Grant from VECF Boosts School Readiness Efforts in Northumberland & LancasterRichmond, VA (July 2011) - Smart Beginnings Northumberland Lancaster, an initiative launched in 2010 to enhance school readiness among the area’s youngest citizens, has received a $95,000 grant from the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF). read more ... |
| VECF Grants Take School Readiness Efforts to the Next Level in Central VARichmond, VA (July 2011) - The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation has awarded several new grants to advance school readiness initiatives in Central Virginia so that young children can start school healthy and ready to learn. read more ... |
| Prince William Area Launches School Readiness Initiative with $50,000 PNC GrantRichmond, Va. (June 2011) – Hundreds of young children and their families in the Prince William County, Manassas City and Manassas Park areas will benefit from a new school readiness initiative launched with a $50,000 planning grant from the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation and the PNC Foundation. read more ... |
| Early Learning in SW Virginia Gets Financial Boost from DominionRichmond, VA (June 2011) - The Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion Resources, has awarded a grant of $100,000 to support the Southwest Virginia Regional School Readiness Initiative of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation read more ... |
| USAF Brigadier General Headlines Virginia Job One Event in RoanokeRoanoke, VA (April 2011) – Almost 100 local business leaders in greater Roanoke learned that investing in quality early childhood development is not only vital to growing a smarter workforce, it’s a matter of national security. read more ... |
| USAF Brigadier General Headlines Virginia Job One Event in BedfordBedford, VA (April 2011) – More than 100 local business leaders in Lynchburg and Bedford learned that investing in quality early childhood development is not only vital to growing a smarter workforce, it’s a matter of national security. read more ... |
| VECF Awards Booster Funds to Support Local Early Childhood InitiativeRichmond, VA (February 2011) – The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF), in conjunction with the Office of Early Childhood Development, has awarded $21,585 in supplementary Virginia Star Quality Initiative booster funds to Smart Beginnings Alexandria/Arlington through the Campagna Center. read more ... |
| Crater Region Receives $50,000 Grant for New School Readiness InitiativeRichmond, VA (February 2011) – The statewide Smart Beginnings initiative brings people together to help Virginia’s youngest citizens, ages prenatal to five, be better prepared for success in school and in life. read more ... |
| Quality Child Care Rating Initiative Expands to Home-Based Providers In Six Virginia CommunitiesRichmond, VA (January 2011) – The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) and the Virginia Office of Early Childhood Development (OECD) are pleased to announce a pilot program to expand the Virginia Star Quality Initiative (VSQI) to include child care services provided in home-based settings. read more ... |
| Brunswick, Halifax & Mecklenburg Counties Receive $50,000 Grant For New School Readiness InitiativeRichmond, VA (January 2011) – The statewide Smart Beginnings initiative brings people together to help Virginia’s youngest citizens, ages prenatal to five, be successful in school and, ultimately, in the future workforce. read more ... |
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