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Governor Janet Mills has signed a bill into law that expands access to childcare. It will replicate an innovative Early Head Start program in Somerset County in as many as five other locations across the state.
Tara Williams, the executive director of the Maine Association for the Education of Young Children, says the program partners smaller childcare centers with a larger hub program in their communities. And the funding that comes through this initiative not only supports increasing access to childcare for kids but also supports the childcare teachers and staff and the program with coaching and professional development and also includes wrap around services for families, Williams says.
HUNDREDS of hanging baskets have been installed around Weymouth as the town prepares to take part in the prestigious Britain in Bloom competition for the first time. Judges will be welcomed to the town on July 15 following weeks of preparation to spruce up the town with flowers and plants. A total of 311 hanging baskets have been installed, with weed removal, painting work, deep cleaning and shop front overhauls also taking place ahead of the judging. Efforts have been led by Weymouth BID (trading as We Are Weymouth) alongside Weymouth Town Council, Dorset Council and volunteers. The national competition recognises communities of all sizes with a focus on three main criteria - horticultural excellence, environmental responsibility and community participation.
A new report from several childcare groups takes a look at the challenges facing the state's childcare industry a year into the pandemic, and why things might look more promising in the months ahead.