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RECAP of the June 10, 2026, EEC Board Meeting: Updates on the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget, Informal Child Care Rate Increase Proposal, IT Modernization, EEC’s Key Areas of Focus for Fiscal Year 2026
At Neighborhood Villages, we prioritize keeping up with the policy landscape in the early education and care field, both across the country and in Massachusetts. That includes tuning-in to the monthly meetings of the Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care (“EEC Board”), to stay apprised of updates and to identify opportunities for how we can work with government and other stakeholders to improve our early education and care system.
Relationships are Foundational in Early Childhood
Before a child takes their first step or speaks their first word, they are already building the architecture of their future. They are learning to navigate safety, love, and trust. This is Early Relational Health (ERH), the invisible, essential foundation for lifelong well-being.
RECAP of the April 8, 2026, EEC Board Meeting: Updates on Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care, Residential Programs Regulations, and the Family Portal.
At Neighborhood Villages, we prioritize keeping up with the policy landscape in the early education and care field, both across the country and in Massachusetts. That includes tuning-in to the monthly meetings of the Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care (“EEC Board”), to stay apprised of updates and to identify opportunities for how we can work with government and other stakeholders to improve our early education and care system.
RECAP, March 11, 2026 EEC Board Meeting: Updates on the Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative, Preschool Access, and Governor Healey’s Inter-Agency Early Education and Child Care Task Force
At Neighborhood Villages, we prioritize keeping up with the policy landscape in the early education and care field, both across the country and in Massachusetts. That includes tuning-in to the monthly meetings of the Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care (“EEC Board”), to stay apprised of updates and to identify opportunities for how we can work with government and other stakeholders to improve our early education and care system.
RECAP of the Feb 11, 2026, EEC Board Meeting: Updates on EEC’s FY2027 Budget; Increase to the CCFA Reimbursement Rate; Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub; and EEC’s Research Agenda.
At Neighborhood Villages, we prioritize keeping up with the policy landscape in the early education and care field, both across the country and in Massachusetts. That includes tuning-in to the monthly meetings of the Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care (“EEC Board”), to stay apprised of updates and to identify opportunities for how we can work with government and other stakeholders to improve our early education and care system.
RECAP of the January 14, 2026 EEC Board Meeting: Updates on EEC’s Child Care Financial Assistance FY2026 Rate Increase, Commonwealth Cares for Children Program, and Employer Child Care Innovation Fund
At Neighborhood Villages, we prioritize keeping up with the policy landscape in the early education and care field, both across the country and in Massachusetts. That includes tuning-in to the monthly meetings of the Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care (“EEC Board”), to stay apprised of updates and to identify opportunities for how we can work with government and other stakeholders to improve our early education and care system.
RECAP of the December 10, 2025, EEC Board Meeting: Updates on EEC’s Strategic Action Plan, Family Support Programs, and the Family Advisory Council
At Neighborhood Villages, we prioritize keeping up with the policy landscape in the early education and care field, both across the country and in Massachusetts. That includes tuning-in to the monthly meetings of the Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care (“EEC Board”), to stay apprised of updates and to identify opportunities for how we can work with government and other stakeholders to improve our early education and care system.
RECAP of the November 12, 2025, EEC Board Meeting: Updates on EEC’s Strategic Action Plan, Regulations for Residential Programs, and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program.
At Neighborhood Villages, we prioritize keeping up with the policy landscape in the early education and care field, both across the country and in Massachusetts. That includes tuning-in to the monthly meetings of the Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care (“EEC Board”), to stay apprised of updates and to identify opportunities for how we can work with government and other stakeholders to improve our early education and care system.
RECAP of the October 15, 2025, EEC Board Meeting: Updates on Career Pathways Student Survey, FY27 Budget Priorities, C3, and the Family and Educator Portals
At Neighborhood Villages, we prioritize keeping up with the policy landscape in the early education and care field, both across the country and in Massachusetts. That includes tuning-in to the monthly meetings of the Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care (“EEC Board”), to stay apprised of updates and to identify opportunities for how we can work with government and other stakeholders to improve our early education and care system.
Get to Know Marc Davino: Vice President of Development
Say hello to Marc Davino, Neighborhood Villages’ Vice President of Development.