Strengthening quality. Building relationships.
Increasing access. Engaging families.
Ready Region Blue Ridge
United Way of Greater Charlottesville is proud to have been selected as the lead organization for Ready Region Blue Ridge. As a Ready Regions lead organization, we are part of a statewide network 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 focused 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 VQB5.
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, and coordinate enrollment to help parents learn about and access ECCE programs that meet their needs and preferences, while helping ECCE providers connect with families.
Engaging families. We will support a Family Council, made up of families from across our region who reflect the diversity of our region, to ensure the early childhood system is designed to work for families.
Our Initiatives
Strengthening
Quality
Coordinating quality measurement
and guiding classroom improvement.
Increasing
Access
Building and strengthening better processes for parents and providers.
Building
Relationships
Engaging with leaders across the region
for accountability and benefit.
Engaging
Families
Establishing and strengthening strategies to ensure family engagement.
About Our Region
Ready Region Blue Ridge oversees approximately 45,000 children under the age of five, many of whom lack access to high-quality care. Our region’s teachers and publicly funded sites worked with Ready Region Blue Ridge, its partners, the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, and the Virginia Department of Education to undertake Practice Year Two of the new Unified Virginia Quality Birth to Five System.
Recent News
Check out our Ready Region blog to learn more about what’s happening in the Ready Region Blue Ridge.
Virginia Quality Birth to Five (VQB5) Profiles Are Live
Oct 17, 2024 Families can now search local early childhood education and care… Read
College Scholarship Opportunities for Early Childhood Professionals in Virginia
Oct 13, 2023 Virginia has two programs available to help early educators access educational opportunities that provide a foundation in early childhood care and education. Read
Virginia Early Childhood Foundation to Launch Program in Ready Region Blue Ridge
Jul 01, 2023 In an effort to combat the childcare staffing crisis, the… ReadIf you are interested in financially supporting Ready Region Blue Ridge or becoming a Ready Region partner, please contact our team for more information.
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