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June 19, 2013 State House Bills Could Improve Early Education Spaces by Alyssa Haywoode In 2011, a report from the Children’s Investment Fund (CIF) revealed the substandard conditions of some early childhood and ou...

HOUSE PANEL READIES $1.4 BIL HOUSING BOND, ROAD OUTLAY BILLS FOR FLOOR VOTES By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 3, 2013….The House this week is poised to advance legislation that w...

Home › Russet Morrow › 2013 › May › Posted: May 17, 2013 A slightly different kind of Brain Building: how a bond bill can support early ed In an opinion piece in this week's Boston Globe, Senator Sal DiDomeni...

THE PODIUM Upgrade child-care facilities By Sal DiDomenico and Jeffrey Sánchez It is time for Massachusetts to invest more in the infrastructure of child care. As parents of young children, we spend hours agonizing...

ACTIVISTS CITE CONTINUING DEMAND IN PUSH FOR MAJOR SPENDING ON HOUSING By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 4, 2013…. Describing the housing market as “more stable” since the he...

ACTIVISTS CITE CONTINUING DEMAND IN PUSH FOR MAJOR SPENDING ON HOUSING By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 4, 2013…. Describing the housing market as “more stable” since the he...

Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 11:53am Child Care Providers Push For Public Financing For Facilities Nonprofit child care providers, parents, and others are asking state officials to allocated $45 million in funding as part...

March 11, 2013 DORCHESTER Grant will help College Bound Dorchester renovate By Patrick D. Rosso, Town Correspondent A grant from the Children’s Investment Fund will help College Bound Dorchester renovate its Sam...

January 28, 2013 At the January EEC Board Meeting by Irene Sege The Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care voted to endorse a bond bill that includes $45 million in capital financing for non-profit providers...

November 21, 2012 Highlight On: Children’s Investment Fund By hboyle The Children’s Investment Fund (CIF) was founded in 1991, with a mission to help non-profits in Massachusetts to develop high quality facilities...

Monday, November 5, 2012 Grants boost up Lynn nonprofits By Chris Stevens / The Daily Item LYNN — The child care program at the Lynn YMCA may seek accreditation for the first time thanks to a grant from the Ch...

November 2, 2012 $16 Million Early Childhood Learning Center to Be Built at Bromley-Heath The state-of-the art center will have 12,000 square feet of outdoor natural play space. By Chris Helms A new $16 millio...