Minus 9 to 5 to lead Ready Region Southeastern

We’re thrilled to announce that EVMS Minus 9 to 5 has been selected to lead Ready Region Southeastern!

Through this exciting new network, we’ll be working with families, childcare providers and communities, and bringing new resources needed to support early education programs across our region: Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, as well as Western Tidewater (Franklin, Isle of White, Southampton) and the Eastern Shore (Accomack, Northampton).

Learn more about Ready Regions and the Virginia Quality Birth to 5 Program (VQB5).

Explore quality early child care opportunities including Mixed Delivery Programs.

Ready Region selection announcement graphic with map showing different regions of Virginia

Minus 9 to 5

A new equation for Hampton Roads' Youngest Residents

A child GROWS, DEVELOPS and LEARNS from the time a woman discovers she’s pregnant through the child’s fifth birthday. Preparing Hampton Roads' families from CONCEPTION TO KINDERGARTEN is exactly why Minus 9 to 5 exists.

Minus 9 to 5 unites a variety of COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS dedicated to improving the lives of our region’s youngest residents and their families. Learn how Virginia residents and organizations—from Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach—have joined together to ALIGN and COORDINATE PROGRAMS and services focused on young children and their families.