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Early Education & Care

funding levels not adjusted for inflation

  • Funding History
Not adjusted for inflation NOT adjusted
FY23 Hou$912,181,282$912,181,282
FY22$955,694,506$955,694,506
FY21$902,871,093$902,871,093
FY20$711,364,957$711,364,957
FY19$623,191,366$623,191,366
FY18$557,638,186$557,638,186
FY17$567,552,842$567,552,842
FY16$569,759,356$569,759,356
FY15$540,174,055$540,174,055
FY14$515,796,112$515,796,112
FY13$499,101,504$499,101,504
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
73.4%

comparisons not adjusted for inflation

Not adjusted for inflation NOT adjusted
FY25 Gov$1,578,047,887$1,578,047,887
FY24$1,557,626,527$1,557,626,527
FY24 Leg$1,522,559,095$1,522,559,095
FY24 Sen$1,515,139,095$1,515,139,095
FY24 SWM$1,514,339,095$1,514,339,095
FY24 Hou$1,294,909,096$1,294,909,096
FY24 HWM$1,293,464,096$1,293,464,096
FY24 Gov$1,476,714,095$1,476,714,095
FY23 GAA$1,183,701,283$1,183,701,283
FY23 SWM$1,128,683,055$1,128,683,055
FY23 Hou$912,181,282$912,181,282
FY23 HWM$912,081,282$912,081,282
FY23 Gov$820,279,682$820,279,682
FY22 GAA$819,083,030$819,083,030

funding levels not adjusted for inflation

  • Active Line Items
  • All Line Items
FY22FY23FY24FY25 Gov
Childcare Grants to Providers$0$0$0$150,000,000
Income Eligible Waitlist$0$0$25,000,000$0
CPPI Pre-K Initiative$0$0$5,500,000$21,000,000
Early Education & Care Provider Capital$0$0$15,000,000$0
Early Education and Care Reimbursement Rate Increase$0$0$25,000,000$65,000,000
Early Education Waitlist Reduction, FAIR SHARE$0$0$0$75,000,000
Department of Early Education and Care Administration$7,711,823$12,201,537$12,426,537$12,189,926
Quality Improvement$45,196,119$44,551,119$47,706,191$47,603,764
Early Education Workforce Stabilization$131,060,103$0$0$0
Early Education and Child Care Rate Incr$0$0$20,000,000$0
Center-Based Child Care Rate Increase$20,000,000$60,000,000$47,000,000$0
EEC Parent Fee Reserve$8,950,000$0$0$0
EEC COVID-19 Workforce and Support Reserve$0$373,093,303$475,000,000$325,000,000
EEC Infrastructure & Policy Reforms$0$25,000,000$11,207,000$0
Early Education Provider Grants$0$150,000,000$0$0
Child Care Resource and Referral Centers (Access Management)$12,000,000$15,000,000$20,000,000$20,000,000
Childrens Trust Fund Operations$1,734,725$2,211,219$2,701,283$2,391,367
Child Sex Abuse Prevention$0$0$2,350,000$2,351,044
Supportive Child Care (DCF and DTA-related)$358,928,901$325,541,422$352,857,908$356,587,135
Income Eligible Child Care (Child Care Access)$298,702,892$368,108,945$408,082,159$417,188,233
Grants to Head Start Programs$15,000,000$16,500,000$17,500,000$15,000,000
Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative$10,000,000$15,000,000$17,673,127$17,673,127
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Services$3,000,000$3,500,000$5,000,000$5,000,000
Healthy Families Home Visiting (Childrens Trust Fund)$16,438,152$17,519,623$17,555,526$17,684,101
EEC Contingency Contract Retained Revenue$584,373$520,000$521,733$520,000
Family Support and Engagement (Services for Infants and Parents)$11,539,190$11,796,293$11,859,190$11,859,190
Parent-Child Home Program$3,300,000$4,000,000$4,250,000$4,000,000
Neighborhood Villages Pilot Program $1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000
EEC Provider Higher Education Opportunities$5,000,000$10,124,746$10,310,875$10,000,000
Reach Out and Read$1,548,228$1,548,228$1,750,000$1,000,000
Northstar Learning Center$4,000,000$0$0$0
Smart from the Start$0$0$375,000$0
FY22FY23FY24FY25 Gov
Childcare Grants to Providers$0$0$0$150,000,000
Income Eligible Waitlist$0$0$25,000,000$0
CPPI Pre-K Initiative$0$0$5,500,000$21,000,000
Early Education & Care Provider Capital$0$0$15,000,000$0
EEC Provider Workforce Aid$0$0$0$0
Early Education and Care Reimbursement Rate Increase$0$0$25,000,000$65,000,000
Early Education Waitlist Reduction, FAIR SHARE$0$0$0$75,000,000
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$7,711,823$12,201,537$12,426,537$12,189,926
Early Education and Care Office of Compliance Management$0$0$0$0
Quality Improvement$45,196,119$44,551,119$47,706,191$47,603,764
Early Education Workforce Stabilization$131,060,103$0$0$0
EEC Strategic Planning and Investment$0$0$0$0
Early Education and Child Care Rate Incr$0$0$20,000,000$0
Center-Based Child Care Rate Increase$20,000,000$60,000,000$47,000,000$0
Sliding Fee Scale Reserve$0$0$0$0
EEC Parent Fee Reserve$8,950,000$0$0$0
EEC COVID-19 Workforce and Support Reserve$0$373,093,303$475,000,000$325,000,000
EEC Infrastructure & Policy Reforms$0$25,000,000$11,207,000$0
Early Education Provider Grants$0$150,000,000$0$0
EEC Assessment$0$0$0$0
Child Care Resource and Referral Centers (Access Management)$12,000,000$15,000,000$20,000,000$20,000,000
Grants to Community Partnership Councils$0$0$0$0
Childrens Trust Fund Operations$1,734,725$2,211,219$2,701,283$2,391,367
Child Sex Abuse Prevention$0$0$2,350,000$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)$358,928,901$325,541,422$352,857,908$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)$298,702,892$368,108,945$408,082,159$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$15,000,000$16,500,000$17,500,000$15,000,000
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$10,000,000$15,000,000$17,673,127$17,673,127
Professional Development$0$0$0$0
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Services$3,000,000$3,500,000$5,000,000$5,000,000
Healthy Families Home Visiting (Childrens Trust Fund)$16,438,152$17,519,623$17,555,526$17,684,101
Multi-Generational Anti-Poverty Pilot$0$0$0$0
EEC Contingency Contract Retained Revenue$584,373$520,000$521,733$520,000
Mass. Family Networks$0$0$0$0
Family Support and Engagement (Services for Infants and Parents)$11,539,190$11,796,293$11,859,190$11,859,190
Family Engagement to Support Reading Proficiency by Grade 3$0$0$0$0
Parent-Child Home Program$3,300,000$4,000,000$4,250,000$4,000,000
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$5,000,000$10,124,746$10,310,875$10,000,000
Reach Out and Read$1,548,228$1,548,228$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
Northstar Learning Center$4,000,000$0$0$0
Quality Rating and Improvement System$0$0$0$0
Smart from the Start$0$0$375,000$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
Early Education and Care Public-Private Trust Fund$0$0$0$0
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