Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
E10745
The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care is a state agency responsible for overseeing and improving early childhood education and care programs for young children and their families across Massachusetts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
child care regulatory agency
→
education agency → state government agency → |
| abbreviation |
EEC
→
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Massachusetts EEC
→
|
| coordinatesWith |
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
→
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education → |
| country |
United States
→
|
| fundedBy |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts budget
→
|
| hasObjective |
ensure safe and supportive early learning environments for young children
→
increase access to high-quality early education and care → promote school readiness for children in Massachusetts → support the healthy development of young children → |
| headquartersLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
→
|
| jurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
→
Massachusetts → |
| languageOfWork |
English
→
|
| locatedIn |
Boston
→
Massachusetts → |
| oversees |
center-based child care programs in Massachusetts
→
early childhood education programs in Massachusetts → family child care programs in Massachusetts → out-of-school time programs in Massachusetts → some preschool programs in Massachusetts → |
| parentOrganization |
Executive Office of Education of Massachusetts
→
Government of Massachusetts → |
| partOf |
Massachusetts state government
→
|
| policyArea |
child welfare policy
→
education policy → family support policy → |
| regulates |
background check requirements for early education and care staff
→
early education and care program health and safety standards → licensed child care providers in Massachusetts → staff-to-child ratio requirements in licensed programs → |
| responsibleFor |
administering early education and care funding in Massachusetts
→
implementing early childhood education policy in Massachusetts → improving quality of early childhood education and care in Massachusetts → licensing child care programs in Massachusetts → overseeing early education programs in Massachusetts → regulating early education and care providers in Massachusetts → supporting families with young children in Massachusetts → |
| sector |
child care
→
early childhood education → |
| serves |
early education and care providers in Massachusetts
→
families with young children in Massachusetts → young children in Massachusetts → |
| state |
Massachusetts
→
|
| website |
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-early-education-and-care
→
|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
→
|
coordinatesWith |
|
EEC
→
|
fullName |
|
Executive Office of Education of Massachusetts
→
|
worksWith |