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Families in Virginia have access to a variety of affordable, high-quality early care and education opportunities.

High-quality early care and education (ECE) is an essential component of a thriving childhood. Early care and education opportunities provide children with a strong developmental foundation and allow parents to pursue paid work to provide economic security for their families.

Accessible and affordable early education and child care helps families work and helps children learn. 

Parents have to pay too much for child care, and early childhood education professionals earn too little. To solve this dilemma, we need more public investment in a mixed-delivery system of early education and preschool that includes home-based providers, private child care centers, and public schools. Families need access to a variety of child care options to meet their needs. Providing financial assistance to families, investing in early care professionals and building a strong mixed-delivery system gives parents these choices.  

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