Massachusetts only state to continue funding child care stabilization grants at same level federal government did.

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These services share one key characteristic: because they are essential, there is constant demand and people are prepared to pay handsomely for them. “Child care is something that families need in order to work,” says Elizabeth Leiwant, director of government relations at Neighborhood Villages.

State sets ambitious framework for addressing one of its biggest challenges

Signed Budget Strengthens Early Education and Care

Proposal Includes $1.52 Billion For Early Education and Care, Makes C3 Grant Program Permanent

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey took the podium alongside U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the inaugural National Child Care Innovation Summit.

Inspired by this research, Neighborhood Villages recently launched a new play-based curriculum in partnership with the LEGO Foundation and Boston Public Schools. “In early childhood, play is learning,” says Binal Patel, chief program officer.

Tune into NBC 10 Boston to learn more about how Neighborhood Villages is unveiling a new curriculum for toddlers.

Neighborhood Villages has created a new learning curriculum for toddlers in an effort to fill the gaps in pre-K childcare and education.

Neighborhood Villages Apprenticeship Program Graduates First Cohort and Continues to Grow

Daycare costs parents a small fortune, yet many providers still don’t even make a living wage.

Neighborhood Villages is pleased to announce that it has received Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Community Health Impact Funds to support Neighborhood Villages’ work with Ellis Early Learning in Jamaica Plain in piloting a multi-layered, comprehensive behavioral health model for ECE settings that can be scaled across the state. 

Binal Patel, chief program officer at Neighborhood Villages, previously helped launch and then ran an early childhood program for infants, toddlers and preschoolers in Watertown, MA.

The state Senate is introducing a comprehensive early education and care reform bill that will help teach our youngest learners and stabilize this crucial sector of our economy.

As the child care workforce struggles, so do the families that rely on it. Half the problem for working parents is the cost, which can compare to a second mortgage. On average nationally, child care runs about $11,000 dollars a year per child.

The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) today announced $5 million in Apprenticeship Expansion and Opportunity Grants to 25 organizations to train and place 1,000 new apprentices across the state. The grants leverage $2.4M in state funding complemented by remaining support from federal funds to train apprentices in high growth industries like clean energy, early childhood education, and more.