Ideas and Innovations In Early Childhood Education and Care is a think tank based in Watertown Massachusetts founded by Theodore (Teddy) Kokoros in 2018. All researchers and contributors to Ideas and Innovations In Early Childhood Education and Care are either teachers or parents of young children. While early childhood education and care is getting more attention from politicians and the media, too often those shaping policy and discussions related to early childhood education and care are not the people who are more directly involved with the work. This think tank’s goal is to share the research and perspectives of people who work directly with young children.

Sep 27

Sep 27 MAP: Licensed Early Childhood Education/Child Care Programs within 2 Miles of The Center of Watertown

Teddy Kokoros

The Department of Early Education and Care has a great feature that allows you to search for licensed child care programs here: https://eeclead.force.com/EEC_ChildCareSearch

I did a search for programs withing 2 miles of the center of Watertown and was surprised by how many showed up. I have been in the ECE field for 20+ years and have lived in Watertown even longer and it fascinating that there are so many programs that I was not aware of. I think that demonstrates how “hidden” or “unseen” early education and care programs can be especially compared to K-12 schools which are in larger buildings with bigger signage on average.