Census 2020

Fill out your census here!

Zero to Three: Why the census is important for our littlest citizens and a toolkit for sharing with families

Keep tabs on response rates

Mindfulness:

Zero to Three: Mindfulness practices for families

Simple mindfulness exercise: Shift your "What if?" to "What is?"

VMP: Pressing pause, How mindfulness helps kids

Monster Meditation with Grover

Supporting Families:

VPM: When will this be over? Sesame Street provides tips for parenting during the pandemic

RTD: Lisa Specter-Dunaway from Families Forward VA, Supporting parents protects children in time of crisis

Zero to Three: Infant and early childhood mental health resources

NCPMI: Connecting with families during calls or virtual meetings

News You Can Use:

Marketplace: With child cares closed, child care providers and parents are grappling with who pays the bill

NoKidHungry: Resources to help program sponsors, community partners and advocates provide meals to children during school closure

Cook Children: Poison prevention with more kids home and lots more cleaning supplies around. Be in the know and share these resources with families

I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games.

26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed.

I've failed over and over and

over again in my life.

And that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

Food and Nutrition Access:

Know someone who needs help with food insecurity? Call Feed More's Hunger Hotline 804-521-2500

ex. 631

Text “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 877-877 to find a feeding site near you or search here. These sites are available to all children 0-18 years old.

Need work or looking for workers?

Join the ChildSavers-CDS Facebook page to post your need staff or that you are looking for work. There are almost 150 members now! Let's make these connections!

Attn: Child Care Providers

DSS Licensing Hotline:

1-800-543-7545

Email DSS subsidy questions here

VADSS COVID -19 web page for the latest news and resources.

Update your program status with Child Care Aware of VA

Facebook:

Smart Beginnings Greater Richmond

Ch esterfield PDG

RVA Basics

ChildSavers-CDS for Child Care Providers - Join over 100 of your peers!