Common Start Coalition @CommonStartMA
A statewide partnership of organizations & individuals working to make high-quality early education & child care affordable & accessible to all MA families. linktr.ee/commonstartma Massachusetts Joined May 2020-
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NEWS: The Boston Globe Editorial Board just endorsed our call to tackle the 30,000+ child waitlist for child care financial assistance, and identify new revenue sources to fund early education! bostonglobe.com/2025/04/23/opi… #mapoli
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Did you know? Common Start-related provisions in the state's new budget will establish an EEC data advisory commission to collect data on the child care sector! #mapoli #CommonStartMA
Did you know? Common Start-related provisions in the state's new budget will provide a pathway for future expansion of eligibility for child care subsidies up to 125% of state median income! #mapoli #CommonStartMA
Did you know? Common Start-related provisions in the state's new budget will create a career ladder for early educators with salary and benefit guidelines! #mapoli #CommonStartMA
Did you know? Common Start-related provisions in the state's new budget will place a 7% cap on parent fees for families receiving child care financial assistance! #mapoli #CommonStartMA
Did you know? Common Start-related provisions in the state's new budget will expand eligibility for child care subsidies up to 85% of state median income ($123,667 for a family of 4)! #mapoli #CommonStartMA
Did you know? Common Start-related provisions in the state's new budget will create new early educator loan forgiveness & scholarship programs! #mapoli #CommonStartMA
Did you know? Common Start-related provisions in the state's new budget will make the state's C3 operational grants for child care providers permanent! #mapoli #CommonStartMA
It’s official! The FY25 Budget has been signed with major provisions Common Start advocated for. Thank you to @MassGovernor for your leadership on this historic budget. Another thanks to the Legislature and all of Common Start’s members for their hard work! #mapoli #CommonStartMA
Victory! The final state budget includes transformative, permanent improvements to Massachusetts' early education and child care system: both record levels of funding & major permanent policy changes — the biggest step yet towards our Common Start Vision! commonstartma.org/news/victory-f…
This is the homestretch-major victories are coming for the Common Start Vision in the FY25 Budget! Email your legislators TODAY to tell them to prioritize early education and child care in the FY25 Budget: bit.ly/3XJeGYZ #mapoli #MARunsOnChildCare
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