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Mounting Fear of ICE Disrupts Early Childhood Education Centers

“Child care is like a sort of invisible net holding up the whole economy,” said Sarah Siegel Muncey, President and Co-Founder at Neighborhood Villages. “Most early childhood education teachers are women of color and many come from immigrant families. Most are mothers and grandmothers, and the rumors and fear of ICE are a new normal for many families.”

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Neighborhood Villages report referenced in Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation factsheet

Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation factsheet references Neighborhood Villages report

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Neighborhood Villages Applauds Governor Maura Healey’s Commitment to Early Education in Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Proposal

With this budget proposal, which invests $1.8 billion in early education and care, the Healey-Driscoll Administration has once again demonstrated that early education is not just a budget line item, but the foundation of our Commonwealth’s economic and social well-being, especially in these difficult times

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What if child care could make you rich?

Rezwana Huq 12/19/25 Rezwana Huq 12/19/25

Families are leaving Boston. What is Boston’s millennial mom mayor doing about that?

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What Does it Take to Make the Early Childhood Education System Better?

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Winter Wonder Fest 2025

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Is a $100,000 salary enough to raise a family in Massachusetts? For some local parents, it isn’t.

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Neighborhood Villages, MFS Foundation, and Baby2Baby Distribute Over 80,000 Diapers and Essential Goods to Community Partners for Families in Need

This week, amid rising prices nationwide, Neighborhood Villages, Baby2Baby, and the foundation of MFS Investment Management collaborated to distribute over 80,000 diapers and other essential goods, including wipes, formula, coats, laundry detergent, and school supplies in Boston, Brockton, Worcester, and Western Massachusetts communities.

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Boston Nonprofit Distributes 80,000 Diapers to Help Families Struggling With Rising Costs

Enter Neighborhood Villages. On Tuesday, the nonprofit, which advocates for child care and early childhood education, distributed nearly 80,000 diapers to help families throughout Greater Boston.

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East Boston Social Centers and Neighborhood Villages Partnership Aims to Reform Local Early Education in Boston

In this episode of PNC C-Speak, Justin Pasquariello, president and CEO of East Boston Social Centers, and Sarah Siegel Muncey, co-president of Neighborhood Villages, delve into the missions of their organizations and their impactful partnership.

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Apprenticeships Aimed at Boosting Child Care Careers Have Been Flourishing

Concerns about the Trump Administration’s changes in funding may affect the future of such programs.

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Lauren Kennedy and Sarah Muncey Want to Solve the Massachusetts Child Care Crisis

Through Neighborhood Villages, the two women are boldly reimagining the state’s approach to early education so that both families and businesses can thrive.

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Neighborhood Villages Commends Early Education Funding in Senate FY26 State Budget

Final Senate FY26 Budget Includes $1.7 Billion For Early Education and Care.

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Neighborhood Villages Applauds Early Education Funding in House FY26 State Budget

House FY26 Budget Includes over $1.6 Billion For Early Education and Care, Including $475 Million for Child Care Operations Grants.

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Neighborhood Villages Issues Statement on Closure of Federal Office of Child Care in Boston

Neighborhood Villages has released a statement in response to the closure of the federal Region 1 Office of Child Care (OCC) in Boston, which served Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

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Neighborhood Villages Issues Statement on Head Start Closures and Terminations

Neighborhood Villages has released a statement in response to the closure of the Region 1 Office of Head Start in Boston, along with four other regional offices across the country, and the termination of federal staff at those locations.

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‘Play Is Essential’: Retrofitted School Bus Brings Pre-School Education to Local Homeless Shelters

Sarah Muncey is with Neighborhood Villages, a non-profit that advocates for early education reform. She said “One of the really amazing things about the busses are that what we’re showing is that you can bring play based social emotional learning anywhere. There’s no excuse for us not bringing these experiences to children.”

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Neighborhood Villages Statement on $1.8B Investment in Early Education in Governor Healey’s Proposed FY26 Budget and Supplemental Budget

Governor Maura Healey has committed a combined $1.8 billion in early education funding, including $475 million for Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3) grants in her proposed Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget.

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Low wages, long hours: How Mass. is addressing the childcare workforce crisis

Binal Patel, chief program officer at Neighborhood Villages, said addressing low wages and supporting apprenticeships programs are needed to improve the workforce.

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