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Community Partnership programs offer these benefits:

Families who qualify will receive

• assistance to help pay for early childhood programs for their preschool children through the use of the state sliding fee scale
• Access to a CPC Parent Support Specialist
• Access to a variety of workshops, special events and projects.

Worried about finding a quality preschool program

for your child? In Massachusetts, public schools, Head Start,  center-based child care programs, and family child care programs are partnering with other community stakeholders to coordinate preschool services for 3- and 4-year olds. Through Community Partnerships for Children (CPC), the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care distributes grant funds to communities to coordinate preschool services across programs and raise the quality of and accessibility to services so that all children enter school eager to learn. There are currently 336 out of 351 cities and towns participating in CPC across the state, serving a total of 14,900 children in full time care and more in part-time care. Over half of the children receiving services under CPC-funded programs are from families with earnings below 50 percent of the state median income.

Community Partnerships Objectives:

1. Increase the affordability and accessibility of programs for children ages 2.9 years up to 5 years of age who are not yet old enough to attend kindergarten.
2. Enhance collaboration among families, community programs, businesses and other organizations to reduce duplication of services and promote equitable services.            
3. Provide comprehensive early childhood programs and services for young children of working families. Provide early childhood programs and services that are high-quality.
4. Conduct community outreach to ensure that children have opportunities to participate in a program that meets their needs and the needs of their families.