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Massachusetts child care and preschool programs offer free or low-cost services to eligible low-income families with children. Families can choose the type of child care they want, including day care centers, family child care, in-home child care, and preschool. Early Intervention programs help infants and toddlers who need extra help. Most Massachusetts child care and preschool programs also offer family support services and referrals.
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Child Care and Preschools
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DTA child care is free or low-cost child care for current and former TAFDC families. Eligible families get first priority for child care vouchers and slots and do not have to put their names on a waiting list. DTA child care is for families who are working, looking for a job, in an approved education or job training program, or disabled.
Income-eligible child care is subsidized child care for low-income non-TAFDC families who are working, looking for work, in an education or job training program, or disabled. The amount a family pays for child care depends on income and family size.
Homeless child care gives child care assistance to families living in homeless shelters so that homeless parents have time to look for permanent housing, go to school or job training, or work.
Teen parent programs provide free child care and support services to teen parents who are in high school, a GED program, job training, or working. They encourage teens to become self-supporting and responsible parents.
Early Intervention (EI) is a program to help infants and toddlers who are at risk of developmental delays. Early Intervention teams work with children and their families to figure out what services are needed and the best way to provide those services. Early Intervention services are free for Massachusetts families with limited incomes.
Head Start and Early Head Start are free early childhood programs for pregnant women and for children from birth to age 5. These programs help children from low-income families get a healthy start and become ready for school. Both programs give children and their families a wide range of educational and social services.
Other resources for people in Massachusetts seeking help with child care or preschools, or other early childhood concerns.
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