VB GrowSmart ~ Our Collaborative System

Virginia Beach GrowSmart Has Moved

The Virginia Beach GrowSmart Office has relocated to the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library at 4100 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach.

All children will be born healthy, enter kindergarten ready to learn, and continue to read proficiently through third grade, establishing a strong foundation for success in school and in life.

~ Our Collaborative Vision

As a community, Virginia Beach prioritizes our youngest citizens and works to ensure their healthy physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development.

We recognize the importance of the first eight years of life, both to an individual’s future prospects and to our city’s economic vitality and quality of life.
We work to align resources and services for a coordinated early childhood system to ensure all children meet developmental milestones and start kindergarten ready to learn.
Our innovative approach provides critical support to our current workforce while also having the opportunity to develop our future workforce.

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0 Early Childhood Programs Participated

0 Kindergartners Meet Fall Literacy Benchmark

Shared Priorities

Every partner is an important part in the success of our shared priorities to:

Strengthen partnerships with families and the community.
Invest in innovative industry-specific business support for the early care and education system.
Increase access and affordability to quality early learning opportunities.
Support the healthy development, kindergarten readiness and early literacy success for all.