New website breaks down Massachusetts early childhood systems
With Beacon Hill poised to address the dual challenges of access and costs of early childhood education and care this session, advocates on Thursday launched a new website that aims to give lawmakers, parents and others a better view of the constellation of services and supports for children ages 5 and younger.
The Rennie Center for Education and Research Policy and the Massachusetts Early Childhood Funder Collaborative unveiled Early Childhood 101, an interactive website that maps out all the various ways in which young kids and parents interact with programs and services like health care, housing support, employment assistance and more.
The goal is to “help a larger audience understand where and how to support Massachusetts’ youngest children” and “move the needle for further investment and political focus on coordinating and improving the early childhood ‘non-system.’"
