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EEC details FY25 C3 formula changes, enrollment proration and new equity tiers after $475M appropriation
Summary
The department told the board that Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3) is funded at $475 million for FY25 and will be codified in statute; staff outlined a revised per‑slot funding formula with enrollment‑based proration, consolidated base rates, new equity tiers and a 1% cap on funding to any large for‑profit operator.
Department of Early Education and Care staff told the board on Sept. 11 that Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3) is funded at $475,000,000 in the FY25 budget and has been codified in state statute, and they laid out a set of administrative and formula changes intended to transition the program from emergency stabilization to an ongoing operational grant.
Agency presenters said the revised formula will pay programs on a per‑slot basis that multiplies a consolidated base rate (which incorporates staffing expectations) by license capacity and then applies an equity adjustment. To…
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