Ccdd-2026 - child care and development block grant discretionary

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care $343.551857 million on October 1, 2025, under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Discretionary program (CFDA 93.575), with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2028.

The award funds child care, early education, and afterschool financial assistance for children from low-income and at-risk families throughout Massachusetts. The recipient is designated as the state's Lead Agency for administering federal child care and early education funding.

The Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care distributes the block grant to approximately 60 sub-recipients, including for-profit and nonprofit child care providers, community action councils, YMCAs, Head Start operators, and neighborhood development organizations across the state. Sub-recipients deliver subsidized child care, preschool programs, afterschool care, and financial assistance to eligible low-income families. Named sub-recipients include Child Development & Education Inc. (multiple sub-awards), Citizens For Citizens Inc., Dimock Community Services Corporation, Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, South Shore Community Action Council, Triumph Inc., Nurtury Inc., South Shore Stars Inc., Ellis Early Learning, Brockton Day Nursery, and numerous community-based organizations across Massachusetts.