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August 29, 2025
EEC celebrates 20 years!
FREE: Thursday October 16 @ 2-6 pm
Attend the Early Childhood Summit for a day of connecting people to people, people to policy, and people to power, filled with insightful discussions and networking opportunities. Experts in the field will share their lived experience, knowledge, and best practices to help improve early childhood policy development. Whether you are an early childhood professional, parent, policymaker, or advocate, this summit is the perfect opportunity to learn, collaborate, and make a difference in the lives of young children across the Commonwealth.
September 25, 2025
Watch an information session with Liz Sweet, executive director of Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition. She will discuss recent immigration policy changes, as well as share resources to advocate for and protect immigrants.
September 23, 2025
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that they have awarded over $464,000 in STEM Design Challenge grants to seven non-profit and public education organizations. Click below to read more about these grants.
September 17, 2025
Click below to find out more about challenges in the early child care profession.
September 17, 2025
Watch this video from EEC to find out more about the Capital Grants for Family Child Care Programs.
September 10, 2025
Click below to watch the latest EEC Board meeting.
September 9, 2025
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that it is awarding $800,000 in grants to 17 school districts and 14 colleges to promote the evidence-based early literacy instructional skills of prospective and existing teachers. Together, these partnerships will support over 350 teacher candidates this year to complete their elementary, early childhood, or moderate disabilities teacher preparation programs. Click below to read more about these programs.
September 7, 2025
These grants were the first round of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s first-ever capital program for Family Child Care (FCC) programs, designed to enhance learning environments, expand child care capacity, and strengthen the infrastructure of early education and care at the community level. Click below to learn more about the Family Child Care Capital Grant Program.
September 4, 2025
The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development’s Division of Apprentice Standards has received 2 grants, one of which supports 275 early childhood educator apprenticeships. Click below to learn more about these programs.
Click below to view the schedule for EEC's monthly Board meetings.
The Early Childhood Education Career Training Program provides entry-level training and job experience for people interested in starting a career as early childhood educators.
Participants enroll in an online early childhood education course and complete a paid internship in Cambridge, MA. People who successfully complete all the program requirements will earn the Child Development Associate® (CDA) Credential and be an EEC (Early Education and Care) certified teacher in Massachusetts.
As educators, being aware of policy and budget decisions can help you advocate effectively. Your awareness and input matter!
Watch for upcoming budget votes and consider sharing your perspective with local policymakers or through EEC channels.
Click below to read more about FY26 and updates on EEC's Strategic Action Plan.
The Department of Early Education and Care's Categories of Study are the topic areas included in the educational requirements for educators and staff working in early childhood or out of school time settings.
Click below to read more about these new EEC topic areas.
September 15, 2025
When the Baton Rouge Early Childhood Education Collaborative found out that the majority of children under 4 were not enrolled in an early care and education program, they met with the community to see what could be done. They created the HomeStart Early Childhood Education and Wellness program. This program provides home-based early childhood education and support for families not enrolled in an ECE program. Click below to read more about this amazing program and how it is helping children and families across the state of Louisiana.
September 8, 2025
Starting in November, families in New Mexico will no longer have to pay for childcare. This is a huge step in the right direction for early childhood education and families across the nation. Click below to read more about this initiative.
August 22, 2025
Learn more about California's new statewide mandate, transitional kindergarten, that gives access to quality education for 4-year-olds.
August 4, 2025
Early Education Leaders, an institute at UMass Boston, worked with local educators in Hawaiʻi to lead workshops and engage in discussions at its first statewide conference “Growing Big Ideas for the Way Forward: Continuous Quality Improvement in Early Education.” This continues Early Education Leaders' partnership with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa to develop and build leadership skills and drive positive change in their programs and communities.
August 1, 2025
Take an inside look at Hawai'i's early education system.
June 23, 2025
Learn more about nature-based learning at the San Antonio Zoo School, which includes "Mimi's Front Porch," the "Butterfly House," and more.
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