Additional Resources
Here are some additional resources you might find useful.
The Fairfax County Equitable School Readiness Strategic Plan, a five-year plan to ensure the school readiness of all children in Fairfax County, regardless of economic, cultural or ethnic background. The five core strategies for implementation during 2017 — 2022 are:
- Partnerships with families
- High quality experiences for all children
- Well-prepared professional educators
- Using data to make decisions
- Building public awareness
Professional Education Opportunities
- Fairfax County - Early Childhood Programs & Services' - Institute for Early Learning
- George Mason University
- Northern Virginia Community College
Local and State Offices
- Fairfax County Head Start and Early Head Start
- Fairfax County Health Department
- Fairfax County Office for Children
- Fairfax County Park Authority
- Fairfax County Public Schools Early Childhood Curriculum
- Fairfax County Public Schools Early Childhood Identification and Services - Child Find
- Fairfax County Public Library Early Literacy Outreach
- Infant and Toddler Connection of Virginia
- Northern Virginia Association for the Education of Young Children
- Virginia Early Childhood Foundation
- Virginia State Department of Education School Readiness
National Offices and Organizations
- Head Start’s Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- National Association for Family Child Care
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Care
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Head Start
- U.S. Department of Education’s Early Learning Initiative
- Zero to Three
