BOSTON, (WWLP)–The state has awarded $7.5 million in Early Education and Out of School Time Capital Fund (EEOST) capital improvement grants to thirty-six organizations across the state to renovate childcare facilities that serve primarily low-income families.
The Baker-Polito Administration and the Children’s Investment Fund (CIF), with its affiliate the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) is providing grants to child care centers and out-of-school time programs range from $100,000-$250,000. This year the emphasis shifted to provide capital funding needed to address health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, including major renovation and construction projects at facilities.
“Our Administration is pleased to support childcare providers across the Commonwealth who have worked tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to care for children and support families returning to work,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “Since the start of this grant program, we’ve invested more than $39.2 million in capital funding at childcare programs that impact the learning experiences of more than 9,000 children in communities across Massachusetts.”
The Early Education and Out of School Time capital improvement grants are financed through the state’s capital budget and provide matching funds that leverage private investment. The Baker-Polito Administration’s FY21 Capital Budget Plan included funding for the Early Education and Out of School Time capital improvement grant program.
The following organizations received grants:
Project Location | Applicant | Funding |
| Beverly | Beverly Children’s Learning Center | $207,000 |
| Boston | Kwong Kow Chinese School | $146,000 |
| Boston | United South End Settlements | $250,000 |
| Brockton | Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro South | $177,000 |
| Brockton | Fuller Arts & Sciences dba Westfield Child Center | $115,000 |
| Brockton | Brockton Day Nursery | $131,000 |
| Brockton | Old Colony YMCA | $247,000 |
| Dorchester | Catholic Charities Yawkey Child Care Center | $179,000 |
| Dorchester | Greenwood Shalom Outreach Community, Inc. | $250,000 |
| Dudley | Boys and Girls Club of Webster-Dudley | $204,000 |
| East Boston | East Boston Social Centers | $227,000 |
| Framingham | SMOC | $250,000 |
| Gloucester | Pathways for Children | $250,000 |
| Haverhill | YMCA of the North Shore (Haverhill YMCA) | $242,000 |
| Holyoke | Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke | $250,000 |
| Holyoke | Holyoke YMCA | $200,000 |
| Lawrence | Community Day Care Center of Lawrence, Inc. (d.b.a. The Community Group) | $102,000 |
| Lawrence | YWCA of Northeastern Massachusetts | $243,000 |
| Lynn | YMCA of Metro North | $186,000 |
| Lynn | Boys and Girls Club of Lynn | $250,000 |
| Nantucket | Small Friends on Nantucket | $129,000 |
| New Bedford | PACE | $250,000 |
| New Bedford | YMCA Southcoast | $250,000 |
| New Bedford | West End Day Nursery | $250,000 |
| North Adams | Child Care of the Berkshires | $207,000 |
| Revere | For Kids Only Afterschool | $247,000 |
| Roxbury | Hattie B. Cooper Community Center | $250,000 |
| Roxbury | Paige Academy | $250,000 |
| Roxbury | YMCA of Greater Boston | $221,000 |
| Somerville | Elizabeth Peabody House Association | $205,000 |
| Springfield | Springfield Day Nursery (d.b.a Square One) | $157,000 |
| Stoneham | Boys and Girls Clubs of Stoneham and Wakefield | $225,000 |
| Waltham | Waltham Boys and Girls Club | $105,000 |
| West Springfield | West Springfield Boys and Girls Club | $250,000 |
| Whitinsville | George Marston Whitin Memorial Community Association (d.b.a. The Whitin Community Center) | $250,000 |
| Worcester | YWCA of Central Massachusetts | $142,000 |
