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EEC board adopts final CCFA rule to raise eligibility to 85% of state median income
Summary
The Board of Early Education and Care voted to approve final amendments to CCFA regulations and authorized the commissioner to file them with the Secretary of the Commonwealth for publication.
The Board of Early Education and Care voted to approve final amendments to the Child Care Financial Assistance (CCFA) regulations and authorized the commissioner to file the changes with the Secretary of the Commonwealth for publication in the Massachusetts Register.
The move implements statutory language from the FY25 budget and codifies several administrative policies, most notably raising initial eligibility for CCFA from 50% to 85% of state median income. Board members were told the changes will be effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The revisions also clarify priority-access categories — including families experiencing domestic violence, homelessness and disability — so that those categories…
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