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Early Childhood Education and Care Highlights from Massachusetts FY 2021 Senate Ways & Means Budget

The Massachusetts FY 2021 Budget from the MA Senate Ways & Means committee was recently released.

For your information, here is the section about Early Childhood Education and Care from the Executive Summary (click on the linked text to read the entire budget)

Early Education and Care

The Commonwealth has a strong system of care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families; and during this unprecedented public health crisis, ensuring the sustainability of early education and care providers, while supporting families is an urgent priority. The Committee’s budget seeks to maintain the growth and development of all children during this pandemic, while investing $820 million to stabilize our early educator workforce, address the increased operational costs faced by providers, and protect access to high quality early childhood opportunities for low-income families.

Photo: Michael J. Rodrigues The Senate Ways and Means Committe Chair Official State Photo