Massachusetts Senate passes act to expand early childhood access

Massachusetts Senate voted unanimously to pass an act to expand access to high-quality, affordable early education and care

Amy O’Leary from Strategies for Children reports:

“The Massachusetts Senate voted unanimously to pass An Act to expand access to high-quality, affordable early education and care (S.2973) This is a major milestone for our field.

The bill provides a strong framework to tackle many of the persistent challenges we have faced since long before the pandemic, and puts us on a path to establishing a system of affordable, high-quality early education and childcare for Massachusetts families, including much needed support for early educators.”

Read Bill S.2973 here.

State:
Massachusetts
Interests:
Early Childhood Education, Funding For Early Childhood Education, Support For Parents Of Young Children
Submitted on:
July 7, 2022
Contact Email:
Info@strategiesforchildren.org

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