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Early Education & Care

funding levels not adjusted for inflation

  • Funding History
Not adjusted for inflation NOT adjusted
FY22$999,022,782$999,022,782
FY21$749,378,620$749,378,620
FY20$724,414,817$724,414,817
FY19$634,746,701$634,746,701
FY18$571,171,182$571,171,182
FY17$554,019,846$554,019,846
FY16$569,759,356$569,759,356
FY15$549,246,932$549,246,932
FY14$515,223,235$515,223,235
FY13$502,101,504$502,101,504
FY12$506,848,267$506,848,267
FY11$520,233,228$520,233,228
FY10$515,834,423$515,834,423
FY09$569,483,058$569,483,058
FY08$551,228,753$551,228,753
FY07$510,296,241$510,296,241
FY06$474,870,244$474,870,244
FY05$450,445,031$450,445,031
FY04$447,433,749$447,433,749
FY03$465,635,266$465,635,266
FY02$506,614,365$506,614,365
FY01$523,981,230$523,981,230

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Funding for Early Education & Care
81.2%

comparisons not adjusted for inflation

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FY25 Sen$1,579,597,886$1,579,597,886
FY25 SWM$1,578,897,887$1,578,897,887
FY25 House$1,541,152,861$1,541,152,861
FY25 HWM$1,532,252,861$1,532,252,861
FY25 Gov$1,578,047,887$1,578,047,887
FY24$1,527,146,527$1,527,146,527
FY24 Leg$1,522,559,095$1,522,559,095
FY23 GAA$1,183,701,283$1,183,701,283
FY22 GAA$819,083,030$819,083,030

funding levels not adjusted for inflation

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  • All Line Items
FY24FY25 GovFY25 HouseFY25 Sen
Childcare Grants to Providers$0$150,000,000$175,000,000$150,000,000
Income Eligible Waitlist$25,000,000$0$30,000,000$0
CPPI Pre-K Initiative$5,500,000$21,000,000$0$15,000,000
Early Education & Care Provider Capital$15,000,000$0$0$0
Early Education and Care Reimbursement Rate Increase$25,000,000$65,000,000$65,000,000$65,000,000
Early Education Waitlist Reduction, FAIR SHARE$0$75,000,000$0$80,000,000
Department of Early Education and Care Administration$12,426,537$12,189,926$40,218,027$12,639,926
Quality Improvement$47,706,191$47,603,764$47,603,764$53,603,764
Early Education and Child Care Rate Incr$20,000,000$0$0$0
Center-Based Child Care Rate Increase$23,000,000$0$0$0
EEC COVID-19 Workforce and Support Reserve$475,000,000$325,000,000$200,000,000$325,000,000
EEC Infrastructure & Policy Reforms$5,047,000$0$0$0
C3 Non-Subsidy Providers$0$0$100,000,000$0
EEC Employer Pilot$0$0$0$2,500,000
Child Care Resource and Referral Centers (Access Management)$20,000,000$20,000,000$20,000,000$20,000,000
Childrens Trust Fund Operations$2,381,283$2,391,367$2,391,367$2,391,367
Child Sex Abuse Prevention$2,350,000$2,351,044$2,351,044$2,351,044
Supportive Child Care (DCF and DTA-related)$352,857,908$356,587,135$356,587,135$356,587,135
Income Eligible Child Care (Child Care Access)$408,082,159$417,188,233$417,188,233$417,188,233
Grants to Head Start Programs$17,500,000$15,000,000$17,500,000$18,500,000
Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative$17,673,127$17,673,127$15,000,000$17,523,127
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Services$5,000,000$5,000,000$5,000,000$5,000,000
Healthy Families Home Visiting (Childrens Trust Fund)$17,555,526$17,684,101$17,684,101$17,684,101
EEC Contingency Contract Retained Revenue$521,733$520,000$520,000$520,000
Family Support and Engagement (Services for Infants and Parents)$11,859,190$11,859,190$11,859,190$11,859,190
Parent-Child Home Program$4,250,000$4,000,000$4,000,000$4,250,000
Neighborhood Villages Pilot Program $1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000
EEC Provider Higher Education Opportunities$10,310,875$10,000,000$10,000,000$0
Reach Out and Read$1,750,000$1,000,000$1,750,000$1,000,000
Smart from the Start$375,000$0$500,000$0
FY24FY25 GovFY25 HouseFY25 Sen
Childcare Grants to Providers$0$150,000,000$175,000,000$150,000,000
Income Eligible Waitlist$25,000,000$0$30,000,000$0
CPPI Pre-K Initiative$5,500,000$21,000,000$0$15,000,000
Early Education & Care Provider Capital$15,000,000$0$0$0
EEC Provider Workforce Aid$0$0$0$0
Early Education and Care Reimbursement Rate Increase$25,000,000$65,000,000$65,000,000$65,000,000
Early Education Waitlist Reduction, FAIR SHARE$0$75,000,000$0$80,000,000
Early Education and Care Provider Rate Increase$0$0$0$0
Child Care Rate Reserve$0$0$0$0
Early Education and Care Consultant$0$0$0$0
Family Child Care Providers Reserve$0$0$0$0
Early Education Salary Reserve$0$0$0$0
Department of Early Education and Care Administration$12,426,537$12,189,926$40,218,027$12,639,926
Early Education and Care Office of Compliance Management$0$0$0$0
Quality Improvement$47,706,191$47,603,764$47,603,764$53,603,764
Early Education Workforce Stabilization$0$0$0$0
EEC Strategic Planning and Investment$0$0$0$0
Early Education and Child Care Rate Incr$20,000,000$0$0$0
Center-Based Child Care Rate Increase$23,000,000$0$0$0
Sliding Fee Scale Reserve$0$0$0$0
EEC Parent Fee Reserve$0$0$0$0
EEC COVID-19 Workforce and Support Reserve$475,000,000$325,000,000$200,000,000$325,000,000
EEC Infrastructure & Policy Reforms$5,047,000$0$0$0
Early Education Provider Grants$0$0$0$0
C3 Non-Subsidy Providers$0$0$100,000,000$0
EEC Employer Pilot$0$0$0$2,500,000
EEC Assessment$0$0$0$0
Child Care Resource and Referral Centers (Access Management)$20,000,000$20,000,000$20,000,000$20,000,000
Grants to Community Partnership Councils$0$0$0$0
Childrens Trust Fund Operations$2,381,283$2,391,367$2,391,367$2,391,367
Child Sex Abuse Prevention$2,350,000$2,351,044$2,351,044$2,351,044
Pre-K Curriculum Grant$0$0$0$0
Supportive Child Care$0$0$0$0
Supportive Child Care (DCF and DTA-related)$352,857,908$356,587,135$356,587,135$356,587,135
Community Partnerships for Children$0$0$0$0
Preschool Programs$0$0$0$0
Birth through Pre-School$0$0$0$0
Child Care Program for Low-Income Families$0$0$0$0
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Related Child Care$0$0$0$0
Income Eligible Child Care (Child Care Access)$408,082,159$417,188,233$417,188,233$417,188,233
Early Education Provider Quality Investments$0$0$0$0
Early Education Commission Consultant$0$0$0$0
Income Eligible Wait List$0$0$0$0
Infant and Toddler Initiative$0$0$0$0
Quality Efforts$0$0$0$0
Kindergarten Entry Assessment System$0$0$0$0
Grants to Head Start Programs$17,500,000$15,000,000$17,500,000$18,500,000
K1 Classroom Grant Program$0$0$0$0
Universal Pre-Kindergarten$0$0$0$0
Commonwealth Preschool Expansion Grants$0$0$0$0
Quality Program Supports$0$0$0$0
Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative$17,673,127$17,673,127$15,000,000$17,523,127
Professional Development$0$0$0$0
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Services$5,000,000$5,000,000$5,000,000$5,000,000
Healthy Families Home Visiting (Childrens Trust Fund)$17,555,526$17,684,101$17,684,101$17,684,101
Multi-Generational Anti-Poverty Pilot$0$0$0$0
EEC Contingency Contract Retained Revenue$521,733$520,000$520,000$520,000
Mass. Family Networks$0$0$0$0
Family Support and Engagement (Services for Infants and Parents)$11,859,190$11,859,190$11,859,190$11,859,190
Family Engagement to Support Reading Proficiency by Grade 3$0$0$0$0
Parent-Child Home Program$4,250,000$4,000,000$4,000,000$4,250,000
Neighborhood Villages Pilot Program $1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000
Parent-Child Home Program$0$0$0$0
EEC Provider Higher Education Opportunities$10,310,875$10,000,000$10,000,000$0
Reach Out and Read$1,750,000$1,000,000$1,750,000$1,000,000
Comprehensive Support Services$0$0$0$0
Office of Child Care Services Administration$0$0$0$0
Childrens Trust Fund Administration$0$0$0$0
Field Operations and Licensing$0$0$0$0
Healthy Families Home Visiting Program$0$0$0$0
Child Care Quality Improvements$0$0$0$0
Child Care Program for Low-Income Families$0$0$0$0
Regional Administration of Child Care Programs$0$0$0$0
Access to Jobs Initiative$0$0$0$0
Post Transitional Child Care$0$0$0$0
Income Eligible Child Care Services$0$0$0$0
Teen Parent Child Care At Teen Living$0$0$0$0
Trial Court Day Care Services$0$0$0$0
Supportive Child Care$0$0$0$0
Informal Child Care Program$0$0$0$0
Quality Rating and Improvement System$0$0$0$0
Smart from the Start$375,000$0$500,000$0
Office of Early Education$0$0$0$0
Parent-Child Home Program$0$0$0$0
Head Start Program Grants$0$0$0$0
Board of Early Education and Care$0$0$0$0
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