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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates National Leadership in Making Child Care More Affordable and Accessible
Massachusetts only state to continue funding child care stabilization grants at same level federal government did.
Mass. Takes Major Step Toward Child Care Reform
State sets ambitious framework for addressing one of its biggest challenges
Neighborhood Villages Celebrates FY25 State Budget
Signed Budget Strengthens Early Education and Care
Neighborhood Villages Applauds Early Education Investments in FY25 State Budget Compromise
Proposal Includes $1.52 Billion For Early Education and Care, Makes C3 Grant Program Permanent
Neighborhood Villages Applauds Governor Healey for $1.6B Investment in Early Education in Proposed FY25 Budget
Neighborhood Villages — a Boston-based nonprofit that advocates for solutions to the greatest challenges faced by the early education sector — applauded Governor Maura Healey for committing more than $1.6 billion in early education funding in her proposed fiscal year 2025 budget announced today.
Childcare Advocates React To Healey's Funding Promises
Childcare advocates said they will be lobbying state lawmakers to keep childcare a priority as they debate and vote on Healey’s proposed state budget, which she will unveil next week.
Gayle explained the role Neighborhood Villages can play in the political realm. “Politics and budgets are a process every year. It’s up to us to really just advocate so our legislators understand the importance of our issue.”
Some States Are Taking Childcare Funding Into Their Own Hands— But Congress Must Act
The largest investment in childcare in American history expired this September. As Congress continues to negotiate a budget deal, the need for $16 billion in emergency childcare funding—requested by President Biden and congressional Democrats—remains top of mind for parents, early educators, childcare owners and directors, and employers across the nation.