For the first time since April 2024, Massachusetts is reopening its child care financial assistance to income-eligible families, expanding access to early childhood education.
The Family Advisory Council for Early Education and Care announced the expansion on Tuesday during the council’s first-ever meeting.
Tyreese Nicolas, deputy commissioner for family access and engagement, at the meeting that the $31.2 million to pay for the program comes from the Fair Share Supplemental Budget, which is funded through the so-called “millionaire’s tax” on incomes higher than $1 million…