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PublishedAugust 17, 2023
Farmington university’s child education program to include infants and toddlers
The building at 274 Front St. will be the home of the nationally accredited Sweatt-Winter Early Care and Education program.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2023
UMF gives sneak peek of new Sweatt-Winter building
With completion within arm's reach, the new Sweatt-Winter building at the University of Maine Farmington is looking to bring early child development to a new level.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2023
White House salutes child care investments by Maine and other states
Senate President Troy Jackson attended an event at the White House on Wednesday to celebrate state efforts to improve access to affordable, high-quality child care as a means of lifting families out of poverty and strengthening local economies.
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PublishedMay 14, 2023
Child care is broken. Working from home won’t fix it.
It's tough to get anything done while watching the kids, but shaming caregivers doesn't help, either.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2022
New Sweatt-Winter building on schedule
UMF's new Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center is on schedule to be open in early summer. The space is double the size of the previous space and will have more room for kids in the program as well as a space for graduates and undergraduates.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
Child-care funding cliff nears, putting Maine families and facilities at risk
As pandemic relief dwindles, 'the workforce behind the workforce' worries about its ability to keep providing high-demand services without significant and sustained support.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2022
Maine has sent nearly $74 million in American Rescue Plan grants to child care providers
The child care stabilization grants have been a great boost for workers but providers also wonder what will happen when the money runs out.
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PublishedJune 2, 2022
King calls for more access to child care during Bath visit
Sen. Angus King argued expanding child care could help Maine attract workers.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2022
Legislature unanimously approves $12 million boost for child care workforce
House Speaker Ryan Fecteau's bill is supported by Gov. Janet Mills, but still needs to be funded by the Legislature's budget-writing committee.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2022
Child care providers say industry needs consistent financial support to survive
More than 170 Maine child care centers have shuttered since the beginning of the pandemic, and Gov. Janet Mills has proposed $12 million to fund legislation to increase the wages of workers. But much more may be needed.
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