BOSTON (WWLP) – The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced the launch of the Employer Child Care Innovation Fund (ECCIF), a $2.5 million pilot program aimed at expanding access to affordable, high-quality child care for working families in Massachusetts.
The ECCIF will be administered by the Commonwealth Corporation Foundation in collaboration with the Department of Early Education and Care and the Executive Offices of Economic Development and Labor and Workforce Development. The program will provide competitive funding for employer-led child care pilots, with applications due by November 3, 2025.
The ECCIF is part of the Administration’s Workforce Agenda and Governor Healey’s Child Care Task Force, which emphasizes the importance of investments in ‘work supports’ like child care to attract and retain talent in Massachusetts. The program aims to strengthen employer productivity and support the state’s long-term economic competitiveness…