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This month marks the second anniversary of our release of The Early Childhood Agenda at the State House. We are excited for the next evolution of The Agenda, beginning with…

“We know that people need child care. After the pandemic, child care across the country was collapsing. Child care centers were closing. We got to work here in Massachusetts; and…

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Congratulations to Kim Davenport! She has been named the new CEO of the Worcester-based, early childhood organization Edward Street. Davenport will have the mentoring support of Edward Street’s retiring CEO,…

Stringent eligibility rules for state child care assistance programs can have the unintended consequence of stymieing upward mobility. My latest: Parents are quitting jobs, passing on raises — to qualify…

Amy O’Leary. Photo Luisa Munoz It’s a new year, and Amy O’Leary, Strategies for Children’s executive director, is thinking about what’s next for early childhood advocacy in Massachusetts. “For so…

Strategies for Children will close for winter break from Monday, December 23, 2024, through Friday, January 3, 2025. We will be back in action on Monday, January 6, 2025, starting…

Looking for a bold idea? Here’s one, free housing for early educators: “In 2019 we launched our Teacher Housing Initiative, which provides rent-free housing to our teachers,” Allyx Schiavone explained…

“When you have great teachers, the things that typically hold them back in schools the ecosystem around them,” Tracy Skelly said, introducing herself on a recent 9:30 Call, where she…

“What would happen to families in Massachusetts if high-quality child care and early education were affordable?” “Our research team from UMass Boston has developed a tool to study the impact…