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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 860<\/a> and 861<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2022, chapter 524<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71362,"section_number":"22.1-289.03","catch_line":"Early childhood care and education system; establishment; need-based and demand-based funding","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289.03\/"},{"id":76089,"section_number":"22.1-289.05:1","catch_line":"(Expires July 1, 2029) Small Family Day Home Provider Incentive Pilot Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289.05_1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":182621,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57066,"identifier":"22.1-289.05","token":"22.1\/14.1\/1\/22.1-289.05","url":"\/22.1-289.05\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-289.05\/","token":"22.1\/14.1\/1\/22.1-289.05","dublin_core":{"Title":"Uniform measurement and improvement system; regional entities; establishment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-289.05","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall establish a uniform measurement and improvement system designed to provide parents<\/span><\/span> and families with information about the quality and availability of publicly funded providers<\/span>. Such system shall include: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Service provision and performance targets for children from birth to age five that align with standards for kindergarten readiness and early elementary<\/span> grades; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Consistent quality standards; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Outcome-based measurements; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Incentives to encourage participation and improvement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All publicly funded providers<\/span> shall be required to participate in the uniform measurement and improvement system established pursuant to subsection A. All other child day programs<\/span> may participate in such system. Any participation in such system shall comply with all applicable federal laws<\/span> and regulations, including the federal Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. § 9801 et seq.), as amended, and associated regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall establish consequences for publicly funded providers<\/span> that fail to participate in the uniform measurement and improvement system established pursuant to subsection A or persistently fail to meet minimal quality standards. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall establish a system of regional entities that will be responsible for coordinating early childhood care and education services, guiding quality improvement of such services and coordinated access to such services for families, and implementing the uniform measurement and improvement system. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNIFORM MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM; REGIONAL ENTITIES; ESTABLISHMENT (\u00a7\n22.1-289.05)\n\nA. The Board shall establish a uniform measurement and improvement system\ndesigned to provide parents and families with information about the quality and\navailability of publicly funded providers. Such system shall include:\n\n 1. Service provision and performance targets for children from birth to age\n five that align with standards for kindergarten readiness and early elementary\n grades;\n\n 2. Consistent quality standards;\n\n 3. Outcome-based measurements; and\n\n 4. Incentives to encourage participation and improvement.\n\nB. All publicly funded providers shall be required to participate in the uniform\nmeasurement and improvement system established pursuant to subsection A. All\nother child day programs may participate in such system. Any participation in\nsuch system shall comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations,\nincluding the federal Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. § 9801 et seq.), as\namended, and associated regulations.\n\nC. The Board shall establish consequences for publicly funded providers that\nfail to participate in the uniform measurement and improvement system\nestablished pursuant to subsection A or persistently fail to meet minimal\nquality standards.\n\nD. The Board shall establish a system of regional entities that will be\nresponsible for coordinating early childhood care and education services,\nguiding quality improvement of such services and coordinated access to such\nservices for families, and implementing the uniform measurement and improvement\nsystem.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 860, 861; 2022, c. 524.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}