Existing human, financial, social, and physical capital present opportunities to leverage for increasing access to child care. This section of the Playbook focuses on topics related to harnessing existing regional resources, including facility space, financing, and partnerships, to amplify and accelerate initiatives to build child care supply.
In the fall of 2024, the massive 87,000 square-foot EO Regional Workforce and Child Development Hub opened in Abingdon, Virginia. The complex operates as a Hub-and-Spoke Model where a centralized, high-capacity facility works with a network of community-based providers to expand access, strengthen quality, and improve sustainability across the region.