Up To 1,000 More Early Child Education And Childcare Spots Available To CT Families, Lamont Says

Up To 1,000 More Early Child Education And Childcare Spots Available To CT Families, Lamont Says

Hundreds more Connecticut families will have access to free or reduced price early childhood education and childcare in January, state officials said Thursday, under the Early Start CT program.

CT on track to expand new early child care program in January

Governor Ned Lamont (D)(Molly Ingram / WSHU)Connecticut will continue expanding its new early child care program in January, with an additional 1,000 spots expected to be available by then.The state is also raising provider payment rates by 8%.Early Start CT was launched by Governor Ned Lamont’s (D) administration this summer. It combines three existing programs (Child Day Care Contracts, School Readiness Grants, and State Head Start Supplement …