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 […]
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Early Childhood Education Day at State House
April 8, 2022Educare 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 […]
Educare Central Maine Earns National AEYC Accreditation
March 28, 2022Educare 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 […]
Lunches to be delivered as a Thank You to Educare staff
March 8, 2022“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 […]
Erin Merrill receives Outstanding Professional Award
March 1, 2022Please 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 […]
Bess the Book Bus visits Educare Central Maine
September 17, 2021Bess 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 […]
Educare Central Maine Publicly Launched Lab School & Learning Hub
September 1, 2021Educare 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 […]
Somerset County child care program to be replicated statewide through law
July 14, 2021SKOWHEGAN (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 […]
Governor Mills Signs Bill to Expand Access to Child Care
July 14, 2021Governor 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 […]
ECM Board Chair Publishes Op Ed in Portland Press Herald
April 14, 2021Jim 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 […]