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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $510,544,054 for Massachusetts child care providers to open safely, keep workers on payroll, and lower costs for hardworking families. This funding will provide both employers and the families they serve with long overdue support.

“Safe, affordable child care is essential to getting parents back to work and growing our economy, both in the Third District and across the country,” said Congresswoman Trahan. “I’m thrilled to see that the American Rescue Plan will help us tackle the child care crisis caused by the pandemic by delivering resources to organizations that need it most. This funding is an important step in helping parents, especially moms, get back to work.” 

The funding comes as part of two programs Congresswoman Trahan voted to create through the American Rescue Plan:

• $314,379,488 from the child care stabilization fund to help child care providers to reopen or stay open, provide safe and healthy learning environments, keep workers on payroll, and provide mental health supports for educators and children, and
• $196,164,566 in more flexible funding for Massachusetts to make child care more affordable for more families, increase access to high-quality care for families receiving subsidies, increase compensation for early childhood workers, and meet other care needs in the state. 

This $39 billion funding release will provide a lifeline to hundreds of thousands of childcare providers and early childhood educators, provide a safe and healthy learning environment for more than 5 million children. The funding will go to the state, which will allocate it to specific providers and families. 

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