- Mixed Delivery Program - $36.5 million in each year
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Child Care Subsidy Program - $213 million in FY25 and $237 million in FY26
- Early Learning Capital Incentives Fund - $25 million in FY25
- This is a competitive grant fund to increase supply of quality ECCE in childcare deserts.
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Digital Wallet - $1 million in FY25
- This platform would facilitate child care cost-sharing.
Release of the proposal comes after the launch of the Gotta Have Child Care campaign on December 4. The campaign, sponsored by the Virginia Promise Partnership, the Virginia Business Roundtable for Early Education and the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, focuses on the critical importance of additional investments needed to meet family demand for quality child care services.
The Governor's budget proposes a significant investment in Virginia's child care system; more work remains to reach the funding levels necessary to ensure access to quality child care for Virginia’s children and families and to get the budget across the finish line. Under the Gotta Have Child Care campaign, we will continue advocating for additional investments to reach the necessary $275 million in FY25 and $325 million in FY26.
Read our full joint statement on Governor Youngkin's Building Blocks for Virginia Families plan here. Find a link below to a flier to spread the word about our advocacy efforts!
