When MassBudget first unveiled
our Children's Budget two weeks ago, we described the
many opportunities it provides to see what we do through our state government to
help children thrive. That includes descriptions and funding information for
over 150 different programs across the state budget.
Our new brief, "Nurturing Kids, Supporting Families: Early Education
& Care in the Massachusetts State Budget," builds on the resources in
the Children's Budget to assess one key facet of our
effort to support kids: Early Education & Care.
Decades of research have shown
that quality Early Education & Care can help prepare children for success in
school and in life--while also giving parents the flexibility they need to find
and keep jobs. "Nurturing Kids, Supporting Families" analyzes the
investments Massachusetts is making in that area, including child care for
low-income families and vulnerable children, efforts to improve the quality of
child care and pre-school programs, and the infrastructure necessary to make
these possible.
"Nurturing Kids, Supporting Families" is the
latest in a series of MassBudget reports on Early Education & Care in
Massachusetts, including:
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Thursday, March 7, 2013
Early Education in Massachusetts
Interesting information from MBPC.....
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