Quality Care Checklist

Before enrolling a child in a childcare center, consider making an unannounced visit. While scheduled tours are great, you’re more likely to get an accurate look at what the average day looks like when you drop in. Download our easy-to-use Quality Care Checklist containing important questions and information to consider when touring early childcare programs or looking for care for your child(ren).

Quality Care Checklist

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Milestones

Track your child’s development through the CDC Milestone Tracker!

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Milestones

Childcare Aware

Find all the answers to your childcare questions through Childcare Aware!

Childcare Aware

Danville Events

Check out upcoming events in our area!

Danville Events

Healthy Families

Healthy Families is a home-visiting service that supports new parents prenatally through the child’s fifth birthday. They provide one-on-one education on positive parent-child interactions and education related to healthy development support.

Healthy Families

Local Libraries

Find local libraries near you!

Local Libraries

Find a Little Library near you!

Little Library

School Districts

Find your school district and nearby schools.

School Districts

Social Services

Virginia Department of Social Services.

Social Services

Virginia Promise Partnership

The goal is to ensure all Virginia families have access to affordable quality childcare by 2030.

Virginia Promise Partnership

Unified Virginia Quality Birth to Five System (VQB5)

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is a state agency that oversees birth-to-five early childhood programs including childcare centers, pre-K or preschool in public schools, family day homes, and Head Start. This includes measuring the quality of programs.

VQB5 For Families

WIC (The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children )

The WIC program safeguards the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.

WIC

Quality Care Collaborative

Join QCC

A group that is dedicated to supporting and advocating for the highest standards of education for children aged 0-5. By joining QCC, you will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful advocacy efforts, ensuring that every child has access to the best possible start in life. Together, we can make a difference and promote the importance of quality early education for all children. Be a part of our mission to create a brighter future for the youngest members of our community. Become a champion for quality early education today!
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