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pressherald.com > 03/19/2026 > plan-to-boost-child-care-in-maine-gains-support-but-funding-remains-uncertain

Plan to boost child care in Maine gains support, but funding remains uncertain

4+ hour, 59+ min ago  (1383+ words) Meg Sinclair's youngest son is only 9 months old, but he's been on a waitlist for child care for well over a year. She has no idea when a spot might finally open up " or if she will be able to…...

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pressherald.com > 11/13/2025 > united-way-child-care-centers-aim-to-address-crisis-of-access-affordability

United Way child care centers aim to address crisis of access, affordability

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (857+ words) The drywall is still exposed, but in a few months, a building at the western edge of South Portland will become a new child care facility for about 100 infants and young children. It's one of two centers opening in early…...

The Portland Press Herald
pressherald.com > 09/08/2025 > what-lawmakers-are-hearing-about-child-care-in-maine

What lawmakers are hearing about child care in Maine

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (258+ words) This summer, I launched my'Support Kids, Support Maine'Child Care Listening Tour'because the gaps in our state's early childhood education system are too serious " and too urgent " to address from behind a desk. At'Space to Thrive,'Executive Director Hannah Marshall told…...

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pressherald.com > 09/04/2025 > bath-iron-works-welcomes-opening-of-new-brunswick-child-care-center

New child care center in Brunswick geared toward Bath Iron Works employees

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (475+ words) A new child care center at Cook's Corner aims to fill a gap in services for working families of Bath Iron Works. The Early Learning Center, located at 6 Farley Road in Brunswick, opened for the first day of school this…...