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A message from Bright Beginnings Central VA
BBCV staff are transitioning back to in-office operations. Staff will be in the office on Tuesday and Thursdays, and Friday mornings. The majority of meetings will continue to be held virtually, although some in-person meetings will also take place.
We are evaluating the possibility of in-person professional development programs, including our annual conference. No decisions have been made at this time.
We appreciate the Early Care and Education Providers who have contacted BBCV and expressed their willingness to help the community during this crisis, especially as the need for childcare has grown.
We at BBCV, along with our community, country and the world, look forward to the complete end of this crisis and the return to normal programming. Until then, please stay safe and healthy.
Karen
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library through Bright Beginnings CV at the United Way of Central Virginia, is offered to children from birth through age five who reside in the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford or Campbell.
Registrations are temporarily suspended in the counties of Amherst, Appomattox and Bedford due to limited funding. We hope to resume registrations in these counties as soon as possible.
Bright Beginnings extends its sincere gratitude to the Watt Foster Family Foundation for its generous support of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Campbell County!
Bright Beginnings CV is accepting applications for a Coordinated Enrollment Assistant.
Send letter of interest and resume to:
Director, Bright Beginnings CV
United Way of Central Virginia
1010 Miller Park Square
Lynchburg, VA. 24501
Bright Beginnings Central Virginia (SBCV) is a regional initiative, serving the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell, and the city of Lynchburg. BBCV is housed within the United Way of Central Virginia, which serves as its fiscal agent.
Our Vision: All Children are supported in getting ready for kindergarten, to lay the building blocks for third grade reading proficiency.
BBCV serves as a facilitator of conversation and action focusing on the needs of children.
United Way of Central Virginia
School Readiness Initiative (SRI)
Recently, the United Way of Central Virginia's Board of Directors voted to gradually change the way UWCV operates, to focus directly on the issues that most significantly impact the citizens of Central Virginia. By concentrating on issues where it's possible to have a significant, measurable impact, UWCV intends to do more for the region it serves. This Community Impact approach is one supported by United Way Worldwide and has been adopted by many other United Way organizations.
Community Impact - Issues Focused Model
Like many community services organizations, UWCV believes in the Collective Impact theory; that working together in a collaborative, strategic and focused way is necessary to create long-term, sustainable change.
The Issue: School Readiness
The Goal: By 2025, 94% of kindergarten students will begin school ready to learn.
The Vision: All children are supported in being ready for kindergarten, to lay the building blocks for third grade reading proficiency.
Strategies:
Birth through Age 4 Support: Strengthen and empower families and communities so that they can foster the optimal development of children and improve school outcomes.
Pre-K Quality: Increase and align the quality of pre-k across all settings, to lay the building blocks for third grade reading proficiency.
Reading Proficiency Surveillance: Conduct reading proficiency assessments and link identified children to developmentally appropriate supports, as well as link early educators professional development and supports.
Integrate Pre-K into Early Education Continuum: Foster a regional culture that views Pre-K as part of an integrated early education continuum (PreK - Grade 3) that sets students and schools up for success.
Current Status:
The percentage of students identified Below Fall PALS-K Benchmark (Fall 2015):
Amherst 16.2% Appomattox: 10.3% Bedford: 12.8% Campbell: 5.6% Lynchburg: 14.5% Nelson: 24.0%
The percentage of students in Central Virginia that did not pass Third Grade Reading Standards of Learning tests in 2016:
Amherst: 31% Appomattox: 30% Bedford: 24% Campbell: 28% Lynchburg: 31%
(Virginia 25%)
Progress and SRI Highlights (1st Quarter FY2017-2018)
264
children currently served through the ExCELL program (174 Bedford County; 90 Amherst County)
119
Hours of onsite coaching to prekindergarten teachers through ExCELL
80
Families attended Family Engagement events in September (approximately 45% participation)!
1,000 +
Children have visited Gus the Learning Bus
50
Professional Development Hours provided to more than 100 educators.
36
Hours of Health/Safety Training provided