Department of Education, Central Office Operations (201)
Measure Name
Number of at-risk children served in the Virginia Preschool Initiative
Measure Last Modified
06-13-2019 12:28 p.m.
Measure Last Published
09-03-2024 05:42 p.m.
Status
Active
Data Source and Calculation
Data source: Division-level verification of Virginia Preschool Initiative enrollment.
Enterprise Priorities and Strategies
Initiative
Priority
Strategy
Education
Achievement Gap
Improve educational success in struggling schools in high poverty communities and expand access to quality early education for all children
Associated Service Areas
Service Area Code
Service Area Name
18101
Public Education Instructional Services
Targets and Baselines
Name
Date
Result
Note
Baseline
None
Short Target 2025
None
None
Long Target 2027
None
None
Results
Year
Result
Note
2006
11,343
2007
12,501
2008
13,125
2009
15,639
2010
15,901
2011
15,881
2012
16,618
2013
17,295
2014
18,250
2015
18,250
2016
18,356
2017
18,023
General Assembly mandated stricter eligibility requirements impacted participation
2018
17,959
Stricter income eligibility requirements as well as distribution of seats has resulted in this decrease, in 2018-2019 58+ of school divisions used 100+ of their available VPI seats.
2019
17,657
Stricter income eligibility requirements as well as distribution of seats has resulted in this decrease, in 2019-2020 50+ of school divisions used 100+ of their available VPI seats.