Massachusetts just announced a set of Emergency Childcare sites that will open Monday, March 23rd throughout the state, for frontline workers during the COVID-19 emergency. These programs are free to families and fully funded by the Commonwealth. They are group settings, and so not recommended for families who have other options for their child’s care in non-group settings, such as friends or family.

Priority access will be given (but not limited) to healthcare workers, essential state workers, COVID-19 healthcare workers, grocery store employees, emergency response personnel, law enforcement, transportation and infrastructure workers, sanitation workers, DCF-involved families and families living in shelters. For more details and information please visit: https://eeclead.force.com/apex/EEC_ChildCareEmergencyParents

To view an approved emergency drop-in childcare provider near you and their hours of operation, please visit the following directory: https://eeclead.force.com/resource/1584817665000/EEC_EmergencyProviderList. Parents will be responsible for reaching out to the programs directly. The program will make decisions, in consultation with the EEC regional office, about who qualifies for care.

Please let us know if you have any questions or if we can assist you finding more information.