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
- Let's Raise Readers Together! Initiative Targets Early Literacy Crisis in Worcester - November 14, 2024
- Every Vote Counts! Make Your Voice Heard on Election Day - October 23, 2024
- Fun, Sun, and Playtime: Celebrating an Unforgettable 2024 Day of Play Family Festival - October 18, 2024
- Interning at Edward Street: Recognizing the Importance of Early Childhood Advocacy - September 19, 2024
- Playtime Is (Almost) Here! Join Us for Our 13th Annual Day of Play Family Festival - September 9, 2024
News
- Join Edward Street for Worcester's 13th Annual Day of Play Family Festival - September 3, 2024
- Representative Katherine Clark unveils child care push at business event in Cambridge - May 10, 2024
- Expanding Early Education and Care: - February 20, 2024
- The Early Childhood Agenda - One Year Strong - January 18, 2024
- Despite state help, local child care centers face shortages - October 20, 2023
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.