July 9, 2026 July 9, 2026Attend the August 1st conference: “Creando Raíces Fuertes en la Educación Temprana (Creating Strong Roots in Early Childhood Education)”Neighborhood Villages and ECCHO-Latino “are pleased to present Creando Raíces Fuertes en la Educación Temprana (Creating Strong Roots in Early […]
July 2, 2026 July 2, 2026A grant supports housing for Boston-area Family Child Care providers“The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) has received a $250,000 grant from Capital One to launch an innovative housing […]
June 30, 2026 June 30, 2026Survey shows child care arrangements are misaligned with most parents’ needsWhat are parents’ views on child care? Child Trends, a national research organization, decided to find out. Staff at the […]
June 26, 2026 June 26, 2026In quotes: Strolling Thunder 2026Earlier this month, “families with babies and toddlers from every state and Washington, D.C.” raised their voices “to tell Congress […]
June 24, 2026 June 24, 2026The Early Childhood Exchange: a new partnership that’s bridging the gap between research and policyFriday June 12th saw the launch of the Early Childhood Exchange (ECX), an exciting, first-of-its-kind research effort that’s designed to […]
June 22, 2026 June 22, 2026A new state pilot program explores how Family Child Care programs can expand their capacityThe Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) is launching the new Family Child Care (FCC) Capacity Pilot program. It’s […]
June 12, 2026 June 12, 2026In quotes: tackling the child care “crisis”“The crisis of care is now so acute that it can no longer be treated as a private issue. A […]
June 11, 2026 June 11, 2026Interested in joining The Advocacy Network? Apply now!We are excited to announce that we are accepting applications for Cohort 6 of Strategies for Children’s Advocacy Network for […]
June 9, 2026 June 9, 2026FY’27 State Budget UpdateThe Massachusetts House and Senate have both finalized their FY’27 state budget proposals. Now we are in the final stages […]