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A former worker at a Massachusetts day care who pleaded guilty to charges of child rape and abuse was committed indefinitely to a state mental hospital after his prison term came to an end. The Boston Globe reports a judge determined Tuesday that Kyle Loughlin posed a high risk of reoffending. The 28-year-old was sentenced in 2017 to seven years…

As more parents go back to the office, the demand for child care is back, but a lot of the providers are not. The labor shortage is taking a toll on the industry, causing some centers in Massachusetts to cut back hours and close locations. Five teachers at Teddy Bear Village in Framingham left during the pandemic. Some of them…

A shortage of child care workers is forcing some facilities to close.

As people begin to head back to work, parents are encountering a shortage in child care services.

Balancing child care during the pandemic has been hard enough for parents – but now, as more people are returning to the office, you may find there are far fewer options. Like many parents of young children, Bessie Chen of Weymouth, Massachusetts, will be looking for child care soon, as she and her husband balance their kids with increased demand…

Child care providers are pushing to be moved up in Massachusetts’ vaccine priority after multiple COVID-19 clusters in the state have been traced to the industry. According to the latest coronavirus public health report released by Massachusetts, 360 clusters have been linked to child care, resulting in 538 confirmed cases. It is the leading cluster category behind households. They are…

Several COVID-19 clusters in Massachusetts have been linked to child care facilities.

Facing financial hardship amid the coronavirus pandemic, owner Kelly Kacinski wiped out her savings to keep Kelly’s Unique Kids open, but the Medford daycare closed within weeks. Families banded together to support the business, creating a Go Fund Me page to get her back on her feet.

In a recent report released by the state government, 88.9% of respondents expressed concern for their child or children’s social and emotional development. That’s part of the reason a group of parents have come together to prevent Kelly’s Unique Kids daycare in Medford from becoming another casualty of the pandemic.  “The kid doesn’t stop singing. Every day it’s a...

As more families make the jump back to group day care this fall in an attempt to restart lives and careers, many parents, pediatricians and care operators are finding that new, pandemic-driven rules offer a much-needed layer of safety but also seem incompatible with the germy reality of childhood

A YMCA in Worcester is one of several community-based organizations across Massachusetts that has been tasked by the state with swiftly converting their operations from after-school programs to a place where parents can send their children for remote learning throughout the traditional school day. “Logistically, being ready for the first day of school is going to be a herculean effort,…

State officials are working with the YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs and other groups to offer school day child care to children of working parents.

A Massachusetts day care center authorities say is illegal is under investigation after police found more than two dozen children inside an apartment with no social distancing. According to the police report, the day care was being run out of a triple decker on Bromfield Street in Lawrence. Police were alerted by a parent who complained of overcrowding. The parent…

Authorities found dozens of children in one illegal day care center in a Lawrence apartment.

More than five dozen cases of COVID-19 have been reported among staff or children attending child care centers in Massachusetts or those children’s parents, according to new information released by the state Monday. A spokeswoman for the Department of Early Education and Care said facilities have notified the state of 64 such cases to date. In the vast majority, a…

For some parents, the news that day care centers can operate again couldn’t come soon enough. But for others, sending their child back now feels too risky, too costly or too complicated. As a result, day care centers are scrambling to open their doors with expensive new health protocols, while contending with the possibility of having fewer parents pay tuition,...

Massachusetts is changing some rules for child care centers after getting feedback from some facilities that they were struggling to meet the new COVID-19 guidelines for reopening.

Massachusetts is getting ready to enter phase 2 of its reopening.

Massachusetts officials revealed more information on phase 2 the state’s reopening process Wednesday, discussing the health and safety requirements to open child care centers and summer camps. “I know that there is a lot of anxiety in the field, and I assure you that our approach is meant to be supportive, not punitive,” said Early Education and Care Commissioner Samantha…

Gov. Charlie Baker released more details Wednesday about what we can expect in phase 2 of Massachusetts’ reopening.