August 20, 2026 August 20, 2026Massachusetts invests in employer-supported child careHow can employers support child care? Governor Maura Healey is investing $2 million to find out. The funding comes from […]
December 4, 2025 December 4, 2025One of the best companies to work for in Massachusetts offers free child careFree child care at work? Getting to have lunch with your child during the workday? It’s a perk that works, according […]
October 2, 2025 October 2, 2025The Good Jobs Challenge Grant: How the U.S. Department of Commerce invested in Greater Boston’s early childhood workforceWayne Ysaguirre has spent years thinking about the early childhood workforce and its weaknesses. Then he found a historic opportunity […]
May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025It’s budget season: reach out to your state senatorsAre you ready to advocate for state early education and care funding? The Massachusetts Senate is working to finalize their […]
March 14, 2025 March 14, 2025In quotes: Governor Maura Healey’s new report on early education and care“The Healey-Driscoll Administration released a report today with recommendations to make early education and child care more accessible and affordable […]
February 28, 2025 February 28, 2025In quotes: employer-sponsored child care“Tom Weber, the executive director of the Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education, a statewide coalition that formed in […]
June 14, 2024 June 14, 2024In quotes: an NPR report on an effort to expand family child care programs in Alabama“A new initiative in Alabama seeks to address the shortage of child care by supporting the creation of family child […]
April 26, 2024 April 26, 2024In quotes: How the child care crisis affects Moms without college degrees“After a series of lower-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child […]
March 29, 2024 March 29, 2024In quotes: child care, the employee benefit that pays for itself“In 2023 Moms First and Boston Consulting Group worked to document the return on investment when companies invest in child […]