Square One, a division of the Virginia Business Coalition on Health (VBCH), serves as a regional public-private partnership on school readiness in the southeastern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of September 1, 2008, Square One will become a sponsored program of the Old Dominion University Darden College of Education, called "Square One @ ODU.".
Square One's mission is to help all children enter school healthy and ready to succeed. The ultimate goal is to provide the region with a competitive workforce in the global economy.