MADCA - Massachusetts Association of Early Education & Care

04/29/2022

Congratulations to our friends at For Kids Only!

04/12/2022

Thank you Speaker, , House Ways and Means Chair State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, and House Education Chair Alice Peisch for your leadership on early education. The House’s efforts in the FY 23 state budget are an important step towards stabilizing our programs and our educator workforce in order to create a more sustainable early education system.

03/08/2022

Welcome Back Commissioner Amy Kershaw! We are looking forward to working with you again!

09/09/2021

The bill that includes free universal pre-K, paid family leave and addresses climate change could reach the House floor within a month.

09/09/2021

It was great to see Speaker Pelosi and Congressman McGovern for visiting MADCA member Rainbow Child Development Center!

05/24/2021

MADCA - Massachusetts Association of Early Education & Care is a proud member of ACT Against COVID, the Alliance for Comprehensive Testing. Continued widespread availability of COVID-19 tests will be essential to control the spread of new variants & protect communities. Learn more: actagainstcovid.com

04/30/2021

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04/02/2021

Once again, they're contending with major logistical challenges on shoestring budgets.

03/21/2021

The pandemic has spotlighted disparities in working conditions between child care workers and teachers.

03/11/2021

Educator-only vaccine days will be held on March 27, April 3, April 10, and April 11.

03/03/2021

Great news for our teachers and staff who have been working in person since June 29th! Hopefully this will help us to continue to keep everyone safe and healthy!

"...Governor Charlie Baker plans to open vaccine eligibility to about 400,000 K-12 educators, other school staff, and child-care workers next week, allowing them to begin signing up for coronavirus vaccine appointments at Massachusetts vaccination sites on March 11."

Facing pressure from President Biden, state legislators, and teachers' unions, Governor Charlie Baker announced Wednesday that K-12 educators, other school staff, and child-care workers will be eligible to start signing up to receive the coronavirus vaccine in Massachusetts at the state’s vaccinat...

10/13/2020

Well said!

And child care, at its best, fosters children’s development. So how did we come to treat them so differently?