“We know that people need child care. After the pandemic, child care across the country was collapsing. Child care centers were closing. We got to work here in Massachusetts; and we got to work because we know our working parents are counting on us.
“Do you know that we are—and I’m proud to say this—the only state to fully replace [the] federal support that went away with a $1.5 billion investment. We not only saved our system, [but] affordable child care is growing now in Massachusetts. Today, 36,000 more children are getting care. And what does that mean? It means their parents are able to go to work and support their families.”
— Governor Maura Healey, State of the Commonwealth Address, January 16, 2025