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Massachusetts child care facilities are set to lose substantial funding at the end of June unless lawmakers act. The pandemic wreaked havoc with day care centers. Remote work meant reduced demand. In Massachusetts, 1,400 went out of business. But 85% were able to keep going thanks to Commonwealth Cares for Children, or “C3,” stabilization grants from the state. “You can…

Unless lawmakers act, day care centers in Massachusets are due to lose substantial funding.

Well of Love DayCare Center in Brockton is shut down indefinitely after two Massachusetts agencies launched investigations over concerns of suspected child abuse and unspecified non-compliance issues. The Department of Children and Families said it investigated after receiving reports of abuse and neglect at the day care. The agency said it concluded its investigation, but noted that the results are…

A day care facility in Brockton is under investigation following allegations of abuse and neglect.

Authorities are looking into allegations of child abuse at a day care center.

An in-home day care center in Quincy, Massachusetts, was shut down last week after allegations of abuse surfaced, according to police. Officers responded to the reported abuse at a home on Mullin Avenue on April 13. Mario Traficante knows the woman who lives at the home. He says she loves children and always takes good care of the ones she…

The Office of the Stafford County Sheriff said that three one year olds were taken to the emergency room after their parents observed “lethargic and uncoordinated behavior, as well as glassy, bloodshot eyes.”

The coronavirus pandemic has hit day care centers especially hard. “Nobody is happy with the current state of child care, it is incredibly hard to operate a center right now,” said Sarah Muncey, co-founder of Neighborhood Villages. The organization is administering Massachusetts’ new COVID-19 testing program. Starting Monday, day care centers across the commonwealth are eligible to receive free antigen…

A new COVID-19 testing program in Massachusetts seeks to keep children healthy in day care centers.

Two day care workers in Rancho Cucamonga were arrested after a child suffered a skull fracture, and the two allegedly concealed the injury from the child’s mother, authorities said.

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...