Smart Beginnings Western Tidewater brings together community partners
in business, education, and government in support and advocacy for quality
early care and education for our youngest citizens.
A Smart Beginning for all children in our region impacts our economic
future, the strength of the family unit, and the health and well-being
of the community as a whole.
Smart Beginnings Western Tidewater is committed to our mission that
"All Children in Western Tidewater enter school healthy and ready to learn."
62% (or 330,000) of Virginia’s children 0-5 have parents who are all working, yet support for affordable high-quality early care and education is not always available to these working families