Ideas and Innovations In Early Childhood Education and Care is a think tank based in Watertown Massachusetts founded by Theodore (Teddy) Kokoros in 2018. All researchers and contributors to Ideas and Innovations In Early Childhood Education and Care are either teachers or parents of young children. While early childhood education and care is getting more attention from politicians and the media, too often those shaping policy and discussions related to early childhood education and care are not the people who are more directly involved with the work. This think tank’s goal is to share the research and perspectives of people who work directly with young children.

May 23

May 23 Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative Federal Funding Dries Up (State Makes Up A 1/3 of Funding)

Teddy Kokoros

For the past few years, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was receiving federal funds to expand access to early education, but that funding was due to dry up. You can read more about that here:

http://children.massbudget.org/commonwealth-preschool-partnership-initiative

i got an update about whether or not the state will make up these lost funds from my State Senator William Brownsberger’s Office (note, Senator Brownsberger and his team are great at getting back to constituents) today. You and see a screen shot of that update below.