News

Common Start Rally: Spring Into Action

You may have heard about the Common Start Campaign for high quality affordable and accessible childcare for all Massachusetts families.  We invite you to a Boston Common RALLY on Saturday, April 9 at 11 am – 1 PM.   The early education and care crisis affects all of us–as parents/caregivers, early educators and…

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Child Care Stabilization Grants-Application Now Open!

Massachusetts has received $314 Million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Child Care Stabilization funds aimed at providing economic relief to child care programs impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic across the country. The Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) will be responsible for distributing these funds to child…

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PBS Newshour: Child Care Crisis Series Starting July 12

Our nation’s child care infrastructure is in crisis. Accessible, affordable, high-quality child care allows families to work, and offers babies the nurturing learning environment they need for healthy development. It also helps build a future for our families, our economy and our nation. Learn more about the current child care…

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training

Thank You, Life Is Good Playmakers!

Through a generous grant from the MA Office of the Attorney General and generous support from the Life Is Good Kids Foundation, Clarendon educators and staff recently participated in day-long Playmaker 202 trainings! We are grateful for this wonderful experience that focused on building strong relationships, creating optimal learning environments,…

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Lift Our Kids Coalition

Lift Our Kids is a Coalition of nearly 150 Massachusetts organizations dedicated to improving policies that harm the Commonwealth’s lowest income children. Lift Our Kids is currently leading a campaign to Lift Kids Out of Deep Poverty by setting a floor for welfare (TAFDC) benefits at 50 percent of the…

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Celebrate International Women’s Day!

Clarendon is pleased to support this celebration of International Women’s Day! Please join us for a virtual brunch on March 8th. To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-area-iwd-virtual-brunch-tickets-143212581687    

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Community Consulting Teams of Boston Interviews Director of Training

In 2020, CCT explored expanding Clarendon’s portfolio of training & education services by developing innovative online courses, with a particular emphasis on how to care for children who have experienced trauma. A few months after CCT presented an analysis of its feasibility study, we reconnected with Joanna Doyle, the Director…

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Clarendon grant funding remote learning

Clarendon Receives Generous Grant from Essex County Community Foundation!

We are very grateful to the Essex County Community Foundation for providing funding for our educators in Lawrence and Methuen who are supporting school-age remote learners. Educators will receive back-up technology, printers, headphones and materials for project based learning to ensure children’s success during school hours. In addition, programs will…

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