“A historic amount of funding is making its way to child care centers across the country thanks to the American Rescue Plan.”
“Now that we’ve pumped money into the child care industry to help prevent its collapse, what comes next?
“For Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA), Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), what comes next is the Child Care is Infrastructure Act, a bill they recently reintroduced. This bill marks a turning point when we move beyond months of focusing on relief and short-term damage control, and start recognizing the importance of child care as a fundamental part of our long-term economic recovery.
“The legislation doesn’t solve all the problems that plague the U.S. child care sector, but it takes us in the right direction. This bill’s title alone promotes an important framing of child care that is important for lawmakers and the general public to understand as our focus shifts from relief to recovery: child care is infrastructure. For the millions of women who have lost their jobs in the pandemic, having access to affordable child care — just like having access to roads to get to work — will be a determining factor for whether they are able to hold a job or not.”
— “Child Care Is A Public Good. Our Government Should Start Treating It That Way,” by Rebecca Rewald, Cognoscenti, WBUR, March 24, 2021
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Why have I not received info. From EEC??
When can I apply for the grant??
Thank you!!!
The federal relief funds from the American Rescue Plan are not currently available to Massachusetts. However, the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) is in the process of releasing information on two key investments that will be available to programs in the near future. EEC is investing $30M into workforce and facilities grants and $130M into stabilization grants. More information is coming soon, but in the meantime you can learn more in the March 9, 2021 Board Meeting slides, which are posted here https://www.mass.gov/event/board-of-early-education-and-care-meeting-tuesday-march-9-2021-2021-03-09t130000-0500-2021-03 .
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