New Process for Curriculum Reviews during Practice Year 1 (section 5 under "Of Interest to All") and guidance documents are now posted on the VDOE Early Childhood Curriculum and Instruction webpage.  Program leaders who do not yet have a VDOE-approved curriculum in use and are interested in learning more about the new curriculum review process for birth to five programs should plan to attend the Early Childhood Curriculum Reviews in VQB5 Practice Year 1 Webinar on July 28 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Register HERE!

ChildSavers is hosting an overview of both Trauma Informed Care and Healing Centered Care on August 3rd at 9:00 a.m. Register HERE!

Eye Spy: Understanding and Encouraging the Visual Development of Infants 

Richmond Together is a non-partisan civic organization devoted to building a more inclusive and equitable City of Richmond. Their aim is to help enact bold policy change over the next decade, within a racial equity and community wealth building framework

This week they are having their first-ever Community Town Hall, “Making the Most of the ARP in Richmond to Build Community Wealth & Equity,” Wednesday July 28 at 7 pm. To learn more, join the Zoom HERE!

Virginia will invest $500 million to help school divisions upgrade ventilation and air filtration systems. These improvements are key to maintaining safe and healthy learning environments as students return for full-time, in-person instruction this fall. Read more HERE!

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