Plans are underway to construct a new childcare center for state employees, though opening of the center is still at least several years out.
The new budget lawmakers recently approved includes an estimated $2 million to authorize the Department of General Services to plan for a standalone 15,000-square-foot building to serve up to 150 children of state employees in downtown Richmond.
“One of the things that we’re seeking to do is enhance employee benefits across the commonwealth,” Traci DeShazor, Virginia’s secretary of administration, told VPM News. “And I certainly think that this is an employee benefit.”…