Virginia Quality Birth to Five System

VQB5 is Virginia’s system for measuring and supporting quality in early childhood programs so that children enter kindergarten ready to learn. VQB5 is used in child care centers, family day homes, public school preschools, and Head Start all across the state.

VQB5 sites are focused on providing quality learning experiences for your child. This means your child’s teacher is receiving feedback and support multiple times a year. Your site is also likely using a quality curriculum.

VQB5 quality ratings are available at earlychildhood.doe.virginia.gov. 

Birth-to-five early childhood programs who receive government funding are required to take part in VQB5. Programs that do not receive any government funding can choose to take part.

Having child enrollment information for each classroom helps Virginia improve experiences for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. This information will help bring important resources to early childhood programs in our state by showing the positive impact of early childhood education.