Growing the Heart of the Commonwealth sets a community framework for early learning.
We’re making change happen today and every day. Check out our Blog, read local and national News about early childhood, and find recent publications, such as our Annual Report.
Our Blog
- 'We Rarely Advocate Strictly for Ourselves': Survey Shows Work-Life Balance Is Often a Struggle for Massachusetts Early Childhood Program Directors - March 17, 2025
- 'The Little Gem of Worcester': Enjoy Free Playgroups, Parent Workshops, and Much More from Worcester Family Partnership - March 7, 2025
- All You Need Is Love: 3 Promises to Show Your Love to Your Child - February 13, 2025
- Happy New Year! Help Your Child Become a Better Reader in 2025 - January 8, 2025
- Happy Holidays! Can't-Miss Holiday Festivities to Enjoy in and Around Worcester - December 13, 2024
News
- Kim Davenport Named CEO of Child Ed Organization Edward Street - December 25, 2025
- Childcare Costs, Access Remain a Challenge Despite Growth in MA - February 23, 2025
- Kim Davenport is the New CEO of Edward Street - January 14, 2025
- Edward Street hires Kim Davenport as CEO - December 17, 2024
- Join Edward Street for Worcester's 13th Annual Day of Play Family Festival - September 3, 2024
Podcasts
What’s the current state of childcare in Worcester and statewide? Kim discusses today’s challenges and opportunities, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Publications
- November 6, 2024 - November 6, 2024 - Cultivating Connections - We ushered in our 140th year and reflected on the power of collective communities and how that continues to fuel our work. With you, we are making tremendous legislative progress, empowering early educators with the tools they need to support our most vulnerable children, and championing joy and the community voices that are uplifting the work in elevating the need for accessible, high quality early education and care.
- January 20, 2024 - January 20, 2024 - Elevated - Together, we elevated systems of support, resources, and advocacy to help ensure the healthiest of starts for young children, their families and the early childhood education and care community. While we eagerly dove into the work of elevating and promoting early childhood success, we realized again that listening to children, their families, the colleagues we serve, and YOU is what brings about a community’s commitment to enhancing the lives of young children and families.
- March 2, 2023 - You Cared and We are Rebounding - With you, our youngest children began rebounding. We stepped out of the pandemic and found ways to meet the needs of recovery. Together, your partnership supported us in navigating new realities. We accelerated recovery, and re-imagined what our early education and care system needed. We also returned to joy. While we eagerly dove into the work of recovery, we realized again that listening to children held the key to rebounding.
- October 1, 2021 - Finding a Way Together - Hope found a way this year. You found a way. Our collective resilience sustained and lifted all of us. We are one community and together we navigated our way forward. Yet, we still have work to do. Thank you for driving change across our local community and within the Commonwealth, ensuring that young children and their families are valued as part of a thriving community.