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Massachusetts emerges as a national leader in child care access, but accessibility issues remain

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June 30, 2026

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Funding for the Mass. Department of Early Education and Care increased by 125 percent between 2020 and 2025, helping support providers and expand capacity.

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Kaiser Health

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· Jun 24, 2026

Even in Blue States, Hospitals Have Continued To Drop Gender-Affirming Care for Youths

Massachusetts passed laws and joined lawsuits to protect access to gender-affirming care for minors. But faced with the Trump administration’s threats, some hospitals voluntarily stopped care. Families are outraged.

Kiplinger

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· Jun 25, 2026

Low-Tax States For Middle-Class Families Ranked by Childcare Affordability

Low-Tax States For Middle-Class Families Ranked by Childcare Affordability

Inside Higher Ed

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· Jul 8, 2026

Free Summer Childcare Helps Student Parents

Free Summer Childcare Helps Student Parents Joshua.Bay Wed, 07/08/2026 - 03:00 AM For student parents, finding childcare can mean the difference between stopping out and staying on track. LaGuardia Community College is stepping in to help. Byline(s) Joshua Bay

RedState

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· Jul 6, 2026

New: Another Blue State Ignores Daycares With No Kids Despite Massive Subsidies

New: Another Blue State Ignores Daycares With No Kids Despite Massive Subsidies

Washington Examiner

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· Jun 29, 2026

Childcare doesn’t need more subsidies. It needs less red tape

Last week, a New Mexico judge upheld the state’s universal childcare program, a victory for those who see greater public spending as the key to making childcare affordable. But there is a better way to lower costs: Reducing the regulations that make childcare so expensive in the first place. Consider the recent overhaul of the []

Spotlight Delaware

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· Jul 9, 2026

Delaware Explained: A guide to preschool options in the First State

Where families can enroll their preschool-age children -- and whether they can get a spot at all -- can depend on Delaware's preschool funding system. The post Delaware Explained: A guide to preschool options in the First State appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.

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Related coverage for "Massachusetts emerges as a national leader in child care access, but accessibility issues remain": Kaiser Health — Even in Blue States, Hospitals Have Continued To Drop Gender-Affirming Care for Youths. Kiplinger — Low-Tax States For Middle-Class Families Ranked by Childcare Affordability . Inside Higher Ed — Free Summer Childcare Helps Student Parents. RedState — New: Another Blue State Ignores Daycares With No Kids Despite Massive Subsidies. Washington Examiner — Childcare doesn’t need more subsidies. It needs less red tape. Spotlight Delaware — Delaware Explained: A guide to preschool options in the First State