VBGrowSmart
Virginia Beach GrowSmart is the City of Virginia Beach's early childhood education initiative.
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GrowSmart is the City of Virginia Beach’s early childhood education initiative, administered through Virginia Beach Public Library.
The program advances the City’s commitment to ensuring that all children enter school healthy, prepared, and ready to succeed. Virginia Beach has taken an innovative approach by supporting this childhood education initiative since 2011.
The program has received regional and national attention for recognizing that the creation of a skilled, educated future workforce begins at birth. We also acknowledge the important role our childcare industry plays in supporting our current workforce.
Smart Investment in the Future
Volunteer
GrowSmart offers several volunteer opportunities throughout the year to engage our local community members and businesses.
LENA Start Registration
Register for parent classes for families with children ages 0-3 years or see the benefits of LENA Start.
GrowSmart Priorities
VB GrowSmart prioritizes the youngest citizens and works to ensure their healthy physical, cognitive and social-emotional development.
Who We Are
Virginia Beach GrowSmart collaborative partners have a strong mutual partnership and work together to ensure all children are born healthy, and begin school ready to learn and read at or above grade level by third grade.
It's not about titles or egos—it's about the love of reading.
GrowSmart Initiatives
Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
This nationwide network promotes grade-level reading as key to early school success.
Virginia Beach READS
It is the City of Virginia Beach's effort to rally the entire community around the critical issue of ensuring that all students can read on or above grade level by third grade.
Virginia Beach TALKS
Virginia Beach offers LENA technology and programs such as LENA Start parent groups and LENA Grow early childhood professional development and coaching.
GrowSmart Quick Stats
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400 businesses mentored
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16 years since established
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40,000 children benefited
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250 programs supported
You can make a difference in a child's life while having a great experience yourself.