Our Surveys

From 2019 to 2024, SEE-Partnerships fielded annual, large-scale surveys of early educators in family child care homes, child care centers, Head Start, and pre-k programs participating in the growing PDG B-5 pilot as it became VQB5, Virginia's statewide, universal Quality Measurement and Improvement system for all publicly funded programs. Between 2021 to 2024, we also surveyed the directors of all child care programs in the state licensing system annually, including private and public center- and home-based programs. We also administered several large-scale surveys of families with young children. 

2024 Virginia ECCE Needs Assessment​​

As part of Virginia's 2023-2024 PDG B-5 planning grant, our team worked with partners to create an updated statewide early childhood care and education (ECCE) needs assessment. This needs assessment was intended to summarize current initiatives across the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF), and the University of Virginia (UVA) and inform the state's ongoing work to build systems, increase quality, support the workforce, improve access, and strengthen engagement with families.  ​​​

Regional Data & Findings

To support local decision-making, our team has created interactive snapshots and data profiles that summarize our findings about the early childhood care and education (ECCE) workforce, access, and family experiences within each of Virginia's nine Ready Regions.

​Findings related to the ECCE workforce

VDOE policymakers have been national leaders in their efforts to better understand and support the Virginia early childhood care and education (ECCE) workforce. Through our team's annual surveys and Virginia's statewide data system (LinkB5), we are able to track important characteristics of the ECCE workforce - including teacher compensation, experience, and turnover - over time and across family child care homes, child care centers, Head Start, and pre-k programs. ​​

Findings related to ECCE access and family experiences

Virginia has invested both state and federal dollars to improve early childhood care and education (ECCE) access and family choice through policy changes like implementing increased subsidy reimbursement rates that reflect the cost of quality care. Our team has been tasked with helping state partners track patterns in providers' enrollment and families' experiences with these policy changes.