Smart Beginnings Central Virginia is an early childhood initiative based on the principles of collaboration. Community leaders from business, government, education, health and human service agencies, parents and others work together to achieve our community vision that “all children will be prepared to succeed when they enter school.”
Smart Begininngs Central Virginia serves the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, and the cities of Lynchburg and Bedford.
Our strategies include:
Enhancing the quality of area child care through the establishment of Virginia Star Quality Initiative standards.
Empowering parents to meet the developmental needs of their children by creating and expanding parenting resources and improving parents’ access to resources and services.
Supporters
Smart Beginnings Central Virginia is supported by grants from: