Investments in Massachusetts’s child care sector appear to be paying off.

Thanks to programs like the Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3) grant, a federal program launched to keep child care centers open during the pandemic, and the Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative, a state-funded program that expands preschool access in high-need communities, the state has added more than 45,000 child care seats since its pandemic low in 2021.

CommonWealth Beacon, 6/30/26