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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 […]

  Jim Clair, Educare Central Maine Board Chair and owner of the Clair Group of Companies has a commentary in the Portland Press Herald on quality child care and why it’s so important.  Click below to read.    

Check it out! It’s an #AmeriCorpsWeek encore! 🤩👏 First4 AmeriCorps Coordinator, Abbie, and First4 AmeriCorps member, Lindsey, chatted with Nate at Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber Chatter. For more information on the First4 AmeriCorps program, visit https://www.educarecentralmaine.org/volunteer-with-first4-americorps/.

    Have you seen our insert in today’s newspaper?  We want to take a moment to thank everyone who has made our first ten years such a huge success! Click the image to see the full insert.  

Contact: Erin Merrill, Director of Development 56 Drummond Ave, Waterville ME 04901 Phone: 207-859-1678 (office) Email: erinm@kvcap.org Date: December 15, 2020 For Immediate Release Educare Central Maine is launching its Lab School and Learning Hub with the help of a $15,000 donation from Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. The growing importance of quality childcare has […]

Rotary Club of Waterville Contact: Jeff Melanson C: (207) 314-0412 E: jmelanson514@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (WATERVILLE) – December 2020 Rotary Club of Waterville Wraps Up Successful Annual Rotary Auction Proceeds to benefit Educare Central Maine Lab School and Learning Hub. The 57th annual Waterville Rotary Auction with hundreds of gifts, services and discount items was […]

The Waterville Rotary Club has launched their annual auction. This year’s proceeds will directly benefit Educare Central Maine! Please consider bidding on an item or two. We are grateful for such an amazing community to support our mission and to help support our children and families! The auction is running until Thursday, November 19, 2020. […]

Educare Central Maine has been open for 10 years during which we have served more than 1,000 children! Each child and family who has walked in and out of our doors have left lasting memories with us to this day. We are honored to have many keep in touch with us, and we are humbled […]

Educare Central Maine has kicked off its 10th Birthday, celebrating with current parents and children on a beautiful late summer day. “We really wanted to have a big Birthday kickoff,” said Erin Merrill, Development Director, “but, with the pandemic, we needed to ensure everyone’s safety. We asked current parents and children to celebrate with us […]

Educare Central Maine kicks off it’s 10th birthday celebrations with a banner above Main Street in Waterville.  Many thanks to all of our amazing families, uplifting supporters and stellar staff for a great 10 years!