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Massachusetts celebrates 20 years of the Department of Early Education and Care; leaders cite gains in access and programming
Summary
Leaders, state lawmakers and providers marked the Department of Early Education and Care’s 20th anniversary, praising expanded access — including nearly 20,000 new child-care seats — and highlighting pre-K and partnership initiatives as priorities for the department’s next two decades.
State and local leaders on Wednesday marked the 20th anniversary of the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC), praising two decades of efforts to expand access to child care, support educators and launch programs aimed at improving early learning outcomes.
At a virtual celebration, speakers credited EEC with helping to make Massachusetts “the number 1 state to raise a family” and said the state has added nearly 20,000 child-care seats since the department’s founding. Commissioner Amy Kershaw introduced the event and Secretary of Education Pat Tutwiler, who said, "I'm a big believer in the research," describing evidence that early education…
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