Annette Solomon, Russ Child Development Center program assistant, prepares classroom materials Aug. 30 for her incoming class of 18 4-year-olds. Ms. Solomon’s class, which begins Sept. 4, is part of the Start Strong Initiative, a statewide pilot program that teams Virginia communities with private, faith-based, home-based and military providers in an effort to provide quality preschool education. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Vernon Young)