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Our heartfelt thanks to Sue Giguere for her 46 years of dedication and service to our children and families as she prepares to retire this year! Sue began her career with Kennebec Valley Community Action Program Child & Family Services on June 28, 1976. Over the more than four decades, Sue has been a constant […]

Funding from AmeriCorps State and National FY 2022 grants will support environmental stewardship and child development programs in Maine  Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced today that Maine will receive over $2 million in American Rescue Plan and State and National AmeriCorps grants to support child development and the environmental stewardship in Maine. The funding will support 113 AmeriCorps members in […]

Educare Central Maine staff and Maine State Parent Ambassadors (MSPA) joined dozens of people gathered in Augusta on Wednesday, April 6th to celebrate the legislature passing LD 1652 to invest $12 million into the childcare workforce.  Rhonda Kaiser, Educare Central Maine Director, joined Educare staff Heather Wargo and Brittany Foss, and MSPA members Michele Gonya, […]

Educare Central Maine has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)—the world’s largest organization working on behalf of young children. NAEYC Accreditation is a rigorous and transformative quality-improvement system that uses a set of 10 research-based standards to collaborate with early education programs to recognize and drive quality-improvement in high-quality […]

“Volunteers at the Universalist Unitarian Church in Waterville have been making bag lunches for school staff and bus drivers as a way to thank them for their work during the pandemic…”*more This Friday, lunches will be delivered to Educare Central Maine staff.  A heartfelt thank you to the volunteers who are showing their support for […]

Please join Educare Central Maine in congratulating Erin Merrill, Development Director, on receiving the Outstanding Professional Award through the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce! This is a testament to all of the work that Erin does for Educare Central Maine as well as the children within our community and state! Congratulations to Erin and to all […]

Bess the Book Bus was at Educare Central Maine this week. Instead of being on the bus this year, books were set out on table for all to browse. Kiddos were able to each choose a book to take home! For more information on Bess, visit https://bessthebookbus.org/.

  Educare Central Maine (ECM) exceeded its initial goal of $250,000 to launch its Lab School and Learning Hub at a fundraiser on August 17 in Belgrade. The event drew more than 120 supporters of early care and education, including Governor Janet Mills who spoke about the importance of expanding quality care across Maine to […]

SKOWHEGAN (WGME)– Finding child care has been difficult in Maine during the pandemic, with at least 21 child care centers closing in 2020. A new law looks to reverse that by replicating a successful program in Somerset County. Bouncing Bubbles Child Care has been involved with the program from the very beginning. Not only has it […]

Governor Mills Signs Bill to Expand Access to Child Care July 12, 2021 New law builds on Mills Administration’s work to expand access to affordable, high-quality child care Governor Janet Mills today signed into law LD 1712, a bill that will expand access to quality, affordable child care in Maine. The new law seeks to […]