BOSTON (WWLP) – A new report from the state auditor is looking into issues on what she says are serious within the state Department of Early Education and Care (EEC). State Auditor Diana DiZoglio says ...

BOSTON — At $1.8 billion, Gov. Maura Healey recommended a 20% boost in state support for early education and child care in her fiscal year 2026 spending plan, an increase that would nearly triple ...

The ECCIF will be administered by the Commonwealth Corporation Foundation in collaboration with the Department of Early Education and Care and the Executive Offices of Economic Development and Labor ...

For the first time in 15 years, early education and care providers across the state have been given the opportunity to request more subsidized slots from the Department of Early Education and Care ...

A family childcare run by Martha Conlon of Dedham. The vast majority of infants and a plurality of toddlers in Massachusetts live in child care deserts, new state data show. Despite the recent ...

With this year’s budget, state lawmakers will codify nearly half a billion dollars more in funding for child care providers than in the pre-pandemic era. Massachusetts spun up a program known as C3 — ...

PITTSFIELD — Lack of transportation and cell service. Income eligibility. Staff retention. Those were among the topics of concern Wednesday as state education officials met with Western Massachusetts ...

BOSTON (NEWS10) — Massachusetts is inviting families to join the first formal statewide Family Advisory Council. The council is designed to strengthen the connection between families, educators, and ...

Children learn key life skills in their first five years. But the educators who impart them are often underpaid, particularly in Western Massachusetts. That’s according to Clare Higgins, executive ...

Despite being recognized as a leader in its K-12 education, the commonwealth can improve its early education for preschoolers, a new Rutgers University report said. The report, which was published ...