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Virginia looking to make child care affordable for all by 2030
Virginia Promise Partnership hopes to make child care more equitable
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ROANOKE, Va – A new group is working to make child care more accessible in Virginia.
On Friday, members of the Back to Work Virginia task force announced the Virginia Promise Partnership, which will work to make child care in the commonwealth affordable to anyone who may need it.
“We know our early childhood system has been hit harder than most, that’s why the governor and the General Assembly acted quickly with our Office of Early Childhood to direct over $150 million in federal emergency funding to keep thousands of programs, open,” First Lady of Virginia Pam Northam said.
Virginia Task Force: Make Childcare Affordable for All
During the Facebook Live event, First Lady Pamela Northam endorsed the task force s goal to make childcare accessible to all by 2030. (Source: Virginia Promise Partnership/Facebook Live)
A task force made up of childcare and early childhood education advocates is calling on Virginia to make childcare services available and affordable to everyone by 2030.
The Back to Work Virginia task force made the recommendation to First Lady Pamela Northam and several state legislators during a virtual conference on Facebook Live.
No concrete financial or policy commitments were made, but the three lawmakers present expressed support for the idea. Those lawmakers were Sen. Janet Howell (D-Fairfax), Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico) and Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Charles City).