Virginia Early Childhood Consultation (VECC)
VECC is funded by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to support high quality teacher-child interactions and social-emotional environments.
VECC builds from AEII’s previous work with early childhood programs to offer individualized coaching and resources for professional development.
Who VECC Serves
VECC services are available to VQB5 programs with a “Needs Support” Quality Rating. When capacity allows, VECC also offers services to programs with a “Meets Expectation” rating.
What VECC Does
Leader-Focused Coaching
Focuses on improving knowledge and skills to promote relationships and teacher well-being and support effective teacher-child interactions. Implemented in all participating center-based programs.
Classroom-Focused Coaching
Focuses on building foundational classwide interactions and social-emotional teaching practices to prevent challenging behaviors and improve teacher-child interactions. Implemented in all classrooms within participating center-based programs.
Family Day Home-Focused Coaching
Incorporates key elements of both Leader- and Classroom-Focused coaching to promote positive classwide teacher-child interactions and social-emotional teaching practices, plus enhance leader-level skills such as reducing exclusionary discipline and collaborating with families. Implemented in all participating Family Day Home programs.
Child-Focused Coaching
Focuses on strategies to improve a child’s social-emotional skills, positive engagement, and reduce challenging behaviors. Includes collaboration with families and direct supports, including referrals to community resources when needed. Implemented when a child in a participating program displays concerning behaviors or social-emotional needs.
Statewide Webinars
Free quarterly webinars available to VQB5 programs, focused on increasing knowledge of best practices in relationship-building, responsive interactions, and behavioral interventions. All webinars will be recorded and available in English and Spanish.
