Resources and Connections

Employment

• Child Care Aware Job Hub

General Resources

• Advancing Effective Interactions & Instruction
• Child Development Associate® (CDA) Credential™
• Hunt Institute
• NAEYC Accreditation Information
• Ready Regions/VQB5 Faciliators
• Scholarships and Financial Assistance
• Virginia Quality Birth to Five (VQB5)
• Voices for Virginia's Children
• Virginia Department of Education - Early Childhood

Early Childhood Mental Health Support

• SAMSHA - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Center of Excellence for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
• Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (Voices for Virginia's Children Blog)

Focus on Principles of Early Learning & Development Support

• Wolf Trap Early Childhood STEM Learning Through the Arts Initiative

General Classroom and Program Support

• Virginia Infant Toddler Specialist Network (ITSN)
• Advancing Effective Instruction and Interactions (AEII)
• Child Care Aware of Virginia (CCA)
• Virginia Quality (VQ)

Head Start Support

• Virginia Head Start Association (VHSA)
• Virginia Commonwealth University - Head Start Statewide Needs Assessment (VCU)

Health and Safety Support

• Better Kid Care - Penn State Extension

Special Education Support

• Training and Technical Assistance Centers (TTAC)
• VCU Autism Center for Excellence Early Childhood (VCU-ACE)
• Early Childhood Special Education Consortium (ECSE Consortium)

Workforce Support

• Virginia Child Care Provider Scholarship Program (VCCSP)
• Community College Workforce Alliance - Child Care Provider Training (CCWA)
• PD Essentials
• Virginia's Early Childhood Professional Development Registry

VAAEYC publishes a bi-monthly newsletter exclusively for its members. Take a look at a sample of this great resource HERE.