Board of Early Education and Care - April 8, 2026

Board of Early Education and Care · April 8, 2026

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Call to order; agenda overview; welcome to Secretary Zrike

Announcement

10:37 → 12:33(1m 56s)

Chair Powell called the April meeting to order, welcomed Secretary Zrike to the board, and previewed three substantive agenda items: family, friend and neighbor care (FFN), residential program regulation revisions, and the family portal/MyChildCare.MA launch.

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The Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care convened to welcome Secretary Zrike, review workforce supports (including a $15 million loan repayment program), hear public comments about the Career Pathways Grant, and receive staff briefings on family, friend & neighbor (FFN) care feasibility, proposed residential program regulation revisions, and the launch of a new family portal (MyChildCare.MA).

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