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Governor’s FY26 proposal funds EEC growth: $1.1B for childcare assistance, three‑year CPPI commitment
Summary
Commissioner Kershaw and staff briefed the board on the governor’s House 1 FY26 budget proposal, which proposes $1.1 billion for childcare financial assistance, level funding for Commonwealth Cares for Children at $475 million, and a three‑year supplemental commitment to the Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative (CPPI).
At the board’s February meeting in Framingham, Commissioner Kershaw and senior staff described the spending and policy priorities in the governor’s FY26 House 1 budget proposal for early education and care.
The administration’s budget would fund the Child Care Financial Assistance program at $1.1 billion for FY26 and maintain Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3) at $475 million, officials said. The governor’s separate supplemental filing—funded from Fair Share amendment surplus—would add $100 million for…
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