Today's blog: Join us for the next convening of The Early Childhood Agenda. buff.ly/7fMLkg8

NEXT WEEK! Budget Breakdown: Get Ready for Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Season - Join SFC and NV on Tuesday, Dec. 16 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm on Zoom to learn about the MA state budget process and how you can advocate for a stronger early education and care system in FY 2027. Register: buff.ly/ZbFLvuN

Today's blog: Learn more about the Early Childhood Agenda on The 9:30 Call. buff.ly/iTQQhBF

Join us today and all week on #The930Call - learn more about our daily check-in for the early childhood community and sign up to receive weekly email updates with Zoom access strategiesforchildren.org/930call/

Friday quote: ” ‘We know that literacy is about knowledge building and knowledge building is about experience, vocabulary, and language. That’s true for everyone.

Today's blog: "The Boston Globe" highlights Sunrise Erectors, a company that offers free child care to employees. buff.ly/YmK0cXu

This fall, Strategies for Children welcomed the 5th Cohort of the Advocacy Network for Early Childhood - get to know our advocates and learn more about our work: strategiesforchildren.org/advocacy-net...

MAÑANA: Únete a nosotros en The 9:30 Call en español - Miércoles, 3 de Diciembre a las 6:30pm - El Poder de la Historia: Conectando Corazones, Impulsando el Crecimiento Empresarial: Luisa Muñoz, Directora de Marketing de Contenido en United Way of Massachusetts Bay strategiesforchildren.org/930call/

Today's blog: Join us on Zoom for the first in a series of conversations about the state budget. buff.ly/qXgHcJS

Join us today and all week on #The930Call - learn more about our daily check-in for the early childhood community and sign up to receive weekly email updates with Zoom access strategiesforchildren.org/930call/

Today's blog: Have a great Thanksgiving! buff.ly/hwHCsZQ

Join us on #The930Call - learn more about our daily check-in for the early childhood community and sign up to receive weekly email updates with Zoom access strategiesforchildren.org/930call/

Únete a nosotros en The 9:30 Call en español - Miércoles, 3 de Diciembre a las 6:30pm El Poder de la Historia: Conectando Corazones, Impulsando el Crecimiento Empresarial: Luisa Muñoz, Directora de Marketing de Contenido en United Way of Massachusetts Bay strategiesforchildren.org/930call/

Friday quote: “The average cost of child care for a 4-year-old in the state has skyrocketed to nearly $18,000, according to the Economic Policy Institute. buff.ly/xqSFp5f

Today's blog: Here's what providers need to know about updating their C3 Grants.

Budget Breakdown: Get Ready for Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Season - Join SFC and NV on Tuesday, Dec. 16 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm on Zoom to learn about the MA state budget process and how you can advocate for a stronger early education and care system in FY 2027. Register: buff.ly/ZbFLvuN

Acompáñenos en The 9:30 Call en español *HOY* miercoles 19 de noviembre a las 6:30 p. m. por Zoom. Jalexa Molina, asesora fiscal de CLEO Tax Advisors en Worcester, presentará el tema: “Organización, Tiempo y Espacio: Cómo Prepararte para Maximizar tus Deducciones como Family Child Care”.

Today's blog: Reflecting on success and preparing for more progress at the CONNECT25 conference. buff.ly/Lznb9Sw

This week on #The930Call Thursday, November 20 - Commissioner Amy Kershaw, Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, will join us to share highlights from the November 12 EEC Board Meeting. Everyone is welcome. Live interpretation (English to Spanish and Portuguese) will be provided.

Join us today and all week on #The930Call - learn more about our daily check-in for the early childhood community and sign up to receive weekly email updates with Zoom access strategiesforchildren.org/930call/

Friday quote: “Too many student-parents never make it to graduation, in no small part because their campuses don’t adequately help them fit college into their lives — or even just fit in. buff.ly/Ih15T4L

Acompáñenos en The 9:30 Call en español el próximo miercoles 19 de noviembre a las 6:30 p. m. por Zoom. Jalexa Molina, asesora fiscal de CLEO Tax Advisors en Worcester, presentará el tema: “Organización, Tiempo y Espacio: Cómo Prepararte para Maximizar tus Deducciones como Family Child Care”.

Today's blog: Strategies for Children is excited to introduce cohort 5 of the Advocacy Network for Early Childhood! Read all about it in #EyeOnEarlyChildhood eyeonearlychildhood.org/2025/11/13/w...

Join us today and all week on #The930Call - learn more about our daily check-in for the early childhood community and sign up to receive weekly email updates with Zoom access strategiesforchildren.org/930call/

Friday quote: “We’re here tonight because the state of our schools is the state of our city’s future.” “After years of instability, we’re seeing real, meaningful progress. But we’re not yet where we need to be.” buff.ly/3Tv5XET

Here's a quick look back at SFC's Early Childhood Summit - thank you Rockland Trust for your generous support! Learn more buff.ly/7a8lppk

Today's blog: Amanda Jenkins, our fall intern, is working on a brief that will help people and policymakers learn more about early childhood development. buff.ly/ZZFCS9W

Acompáñenos ESTA NOCHE en The 9:30 en español Miércoles 5 de noviembre a las 6:30pm para conocer al Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC). ¿Cómo unirse a estas llamadas? Visite www.strategiesforchildren.org/930call, haga clic en el botón naranja de registro y complete el formulario.

Today's blog: We talk to Nafee Nur, one of our Fall 2025 interns, about using social media to attract Gen Z to advocacy. buff.ly/q4pjV0E

Join us today and all week on #The930Call - learn more about our daily check-in for the early childhood community and sign up to receive weekly email updates with Zoom access: buff.ly/NIAI3qG

Friday quote: ” ‘It is an inhumane and cruel decision to suspend SNAP benefits for millions of Americans,” Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said at a rally at the State House on Tuesday. buff.ly/gaG6D8m

Today's blog: A survey collects students' opinions about the Early Childhood Career Pathways Programs at Massachusetts' community colleges. buff.ly/YMuajgH

Acompáñenos la próxima semana en The 9:30 en español Miércoles 5 de noviembre a las 6:30pm para conocer al Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC). ¿Cómo unirse a estas llamadas? Visite www.strategiesforchildren.org/930call, haga clic en el botón naranja de registro y complete el formulario.

Today's blog: People Incorporated has a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Early Education Center. buff.ly/i0N2gqc

Join us today and all week on #The930Call - learn more about our daily check-in for the early childhood community and sign up to receive weekly email updates with Zoom access: buff.ly/BUpsdup

Last week's Early Childhood Summit at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA was made possible with the generous support of sponsors Rockland Trust Bank and the Massachusetts Business Roundtable - thank you! Photo credit: Troy B. Thompson Photography

Today's blog: Earlier this month, Strategies for Children hosted the Early Childhood Summit at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Mass., where experts in the field shared their lived experience, knowledge, and best practices to help improve early childhood policy development. buff.ly/0NgcGFO

Today's blog: A new brief from the Department of Early Education and Care looks at the state’s Child Care Financial Assistance (CCFA) program. buff.ly/WwBahLQ

Mañana en The 9:30 Call en español - Miércoles 22 de octubre a las 6:30pm por Zoom - acompáñenos en una sesión con Samalid Hogan, empresaria y asesora de negocios: Acceso al Capital y Fortalecimiento de su Negocio de Cuidado Infantil

Join us today and all week on #The930Call - learn more and sign up to receive weekly email updates with Zoom access: buff.ly/GIrlHoL

La próxima semana en The 9:30 Call en español - Miércoles 22 de octubre a las 6:30pm por Zoom - acompáñenos en una sesión con Samalid Hogan, empresaria y asesora de negocios: Acceso al Capital y Fortalecimiento de su Negocio de Cuidado Infantil

Friday quote: “The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today the launch of the Employer Child Care Innovation Fund (ECCIF), a $2.5 million pilot program to help employers expand access to affordable, high-quality child care for working families.”

Today's blog: Don't miss the Babies and Toddlers Conference! buff.ly/khK7jKo

Tomorrow on #The930Call Thursday, October 16 - Commissioner Amy Kershaw, Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, will share highlights from the October 15 EEC Board Meeting in Taunton, MA. Live interpretation (English to Spanish and Portuguese) will be provided by Excel Linguistics.

Strategies for Children is hosting the Early Childhood Summit on Thursday, October 16 from 2 - 6 PM at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA. Join us for a day of connecting people to people, people to policy, and people to power! Everyone is welcome - register today: buff.ly/3aFql79

Join us today and all week on #The930Call - learn more about our daily check-in for the early childhood community and sign up to receive weekly email updates with Zoom access: buff.ly/GIrlHoL

Friday quote: In this video, Strategies for Children Intern Nafee Nur shares some highlights from the 2025 Boston Supply and Demand Data Conference, which was hosted by the Boston Opportunity Agenda on September 29, 2025. buff.ly/lJbY7h1

Today's blog: The Family Child Care Facilities grants are awards of $500 to $25,000 that programs can use to improve their physical space and “strengthen their quality and capacity.” buff.ly/JqaEbfE

Today's blog: Danielle Ewen of Sixth Street Associates shares resources on how the government shutdown could affect early childhood programs. buff.ly/XHJQzdc

Join us today and all week on #The930Call - learn more about our daily check-in for the early childhood community and sign up to receive weekly email updates with Zoom access: buff.ly/SK0HJiy