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Massachusetts Increases Reimbursement Rates for Child Care Providers  

1/15/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

New rates continue state’s progress on better covering the true cost of providing care, including for infants and toddlers

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Proposes Higher Reimbursement Rates for Child Care Providers  

12/18/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Proposal boosts payment rates for providers with a focus on infant and toddler care

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $402 Million in Annual State Contracts with 110 Child Care Providers 

10/07/2024 Department of Early Education and Care

Contracts prioritizes thousands of spots for infants and toddlers, families with the most needs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Request for Vendors to Build New Child Care Family Portal and Case Management System 

9/27/2024 Executive Office of Education

Child care financial assistance IT improvements part of Governor Healey’s FutureTech Act

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Four New Partnerships to Build Early Education Workforce 

9/23/2024 Department of Early Education and Care

State boosting economic mobility pathways for early childhood educators, with focus on family child care

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Governor Healey Appoints New Members to Board of Early Education and Care  

9/12/2024 Executive Office of Education

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $8.5 Million for Early Education and Child Care Program Capital Renovations 

8/26/2024 Executive Office of Education

20 programs receiving funds to install clean energy systems, add safety improvements, and improve accessibility for kids and adults

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Applauds Biden-Harris Administration’s Final Head Start Rule 

8/23/2024 Department of Early Education and Care

Changes Align with State’s Efforts to Modernize and Expand Child Care Access, Improve Mental Health Supports for Young People

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Concludes Statewide Child Care Listening Sessions 

8/09/2024 Executive Office of Education

Hundreds of parents, providers and stakeholders offered feedback to inform state’s whole-of-government approach to affordable child care

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Holding Regional Child Care Listening Sessions 

7/02/2024 Executive Office of Education

Input will help develop state’s whole-of-government approach to affordable child care

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Family Child Care Capital Grant Program  

6/28/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

$2.5 million in funding now available for renovations

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Swears in Members of Early Education and Care Board 

6/12/2024 Department of Early Education and Care