Are you ready to advocate for early education and care funding?

Now is the time to contact your legislators and ask them to prioritize these investments in the FY27 state budget:

• Increase Access to Income-Eligible Care and Workforce Personal Child Care
  $31.2 million (increase to line item #1596-2411)

• Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3) Operational Grants
  $510 million (increase to line items #3000-1045 and #1596-2410)

• Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative (CPPI)
  $31.95 million (increase to line items #3000-6025 and #1596-2412)

• Reimbursement Rate Increase
  $30 million (increase to line items #3000-1041, #3000-1042, or #1596-2434)

• Head Start Supplemental Grant
  $24.56 million (increase to line item #3000-5000)

• Access Management
  $22 million (increase to line Item #3000-2000)

• EEC Administration
  $25.5 million (increase to line item #3000-1000)

• Summer Step Up
  $6 million (increase to line item #1596-2412)

• Family and Community Engagement Services
  $12.9 million (increase to line item #3000-7050)

• Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (ASOST)
  $10 million (increase to line item #7061-9611)

• Parent Child+
  $4.75 million (increase to line item #3000-7052)

• Reach Out and Read
  $4.25 million (increase to line item #3000-7070)

For all other early education and care line items, we request level funding to maintain essential programs and services. To see more details, check out our full budget letter.

Our budget request was developed by taking into account the uncertainty at the federal level and acknowledging the urgent need to continue investing in a sustainable early education and care system.

Please contact your legislators today to share this request. You can personalize your message and customize your request.

And remember, budget season is just starting, so there will be plenty of opportunities for advocacy!

Visit SFC’s Advocacy HQ and stay tuned for budget advocacy opportunities with the House and Senate in the months ahead.