CommonWealth Beacon: "Mass. takes major step toward child care reform"

"MASSACHUSETTS HAS BEEN at the forefront of many historic milestones. It established the first public school, led the way on health care reform, and was the first to enshrine the right to marriage equality. Now, Massachusetts is poised to take the lead when it comes to child care reform. 

Last week, Gov. Maura Healey signed the final fiscal year 2025 state budget, which makes a $1.5 billion investment in the child care sector. It does a lot more, as well. Flying under the radar are the landmark policy changes that the budget’s outside sections codify into permanent statute. 

The budget draws on policy provisions proposed in recent bills, including the Early Ed Act, to set forth the most significant updates to the Massachusetts early education statute, Chapter 15D, since the creation of the Department of Early Education and Care in 2005 — updates that are a long time coming."

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CommonWealth Beacon:  "Mass. takes major step toward child care reform"