The Virginia Department of Education will be convening a workgroup in summer 2025 to discuss the future of the care of school age children in Virginia under two legislative directives: Senate Bill 1084 and the 2026 Virginia Budget (House Bill 1600, Item 125.10). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The workgroup will ultimately develop recommendations pertaining to two priorities: 1) Ensuring the health and safety of children in school-age care or out-of-school time (OST) programs. 2) Addressing unmet parent demand for OST services while maximizing all available funding sources. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See the workgroup webpage for more information: https://www.childcare.virginia.gov/providers/what-s-new/summer-2025-workgroup-on-the-care-of-school-age-children  

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