Department of Early Education and Care Click here for outside sections related to:   Department of Early Education and Care   FISCAL YEAR 2006 RESOURCE SUMMARY ($000) DEPARTMENT FY 2006 Budgetary Recommendations FY 2006 Federal, Trust, and ISF FY 2006 Total Spending FY 2006 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue Department of Early Education and Care 443,252  11,627  454,879  195,270  TOTAL       443,252  11,627    454,879  195,270    Department of Early Education and Care 454,878,767   Budgetary Direct Appropriations 443,252,049 Direct Appropriations      Department of Early Education and Care Administration      3000-1000   For the administration of the department of early education and care and for field operations and licensure 9,114,743    Early Education and Care Programs      3000-3000   For child care programs and related child care activities; provided, that the activities shall include, but not be limited to, voucher management, child care provider training, resource and referral for children with disabilities in child care programs, community-based programs that provide direct services to parents, and coordination of waiting lists for state-subsidized child care; provided further, that funds may be expended for grants, contracts, and vouchers to cities, towns, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, head start programs, and licensed day care providers for early education and care programs; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any payment made under any such grant with a school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town, or regional school district and held as a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town, or regional school district without municipal appropriation; provided further, that notwithstanding chapter 66A of the General Laws to the contrary, the department of education, the department of early education and care, the department of public health, community partnership lead agencies, and child care resource and referral agencies may share with each other personal data regarding the parents and children who receive services provided under early education and care programs administered by the commonwealth for waitlist management, program implementation and evaluation, reporting, and policy development purposes; provided further, that funds may be expended for child care vouchers and contracted child care programs for low-income families; provided further, that not more than $10,263,252 shall be expended for child care resource and referral centers; provided further, that not more than $4,158,404 shall be expended for quality improvements; provided further, that not more than $1,000,000 shall be expended for grants for a home-based parenting and family literacy program known as the parent-child home program; provided further, that not more than $6,146,143 shall be expended for grants, contracts, and vouchers with head start programs; provided further, that not more than $5,295,694 shall be expended for Massachusetts family networks; and provided further, that not more than $68,630,469 shall be expended for community partnerships for children grants 385,060,287    Supportive Child Care      3000-3050   For supportive child care associated with the family stabilization program; provided, that funds from this item shall only be expended for child care costs of children with active cases at the department of social services 49,077,019   Federal Grant Spending 11,326,718    Child Care Research Project      3000-8020   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Care Research Project 89,104    Preschool Grants      3000-8040   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Grants 11,237,614   Trust and Other Spending 300,000      3000-8030   Child Care Quality Fund 300,000