Governor Baker has issued an Executive Order requiring all early education centers and family childcare providers to close, starting Monday, March 23, to slow the spread of COVID-19.
However, according to mass.gov, families who work to maintain the health, safety, and welfare of all Commonwealth citizens will receive priority access to emergency childcare programs and these centers should only be used by people who must go to work. Vulnerable children will also receive priority access and space will be made for people who must go to work but aren’t necessarily emergency personnel.
The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care has put together a list of designated emergency daycares that will remain open to care for the children of first responders, health care workers and other essential employees. It will be up to families to apply to a daycare, and up to that daycare to determine who qualifies for a slot, in consultation with the EEC’s regional office.
Cape Cod and Islands locations (home-based and center-based) currently include:
Barnstable
Only Cape Cod Healthcare Employees can utilize the services at the Cape Conservatory:
2235 Iyannough Road, Route 132
West Barnstable, MA 02668
508.362.2772
Bourne
Cherri -Ann Strom, 7 Easting Road, Bourne, 774-836-2532, [email protected]
Crayon College at Bourne, 254 Shore Road, Bourne – Meghan Muratore, 781-336-8675, [email protected]
Brewster
Ellen Brookhart, 283 Bog Pond Road, Brewster – Ellen Brookhart, 508-221-5718, [email protected]
Kristine Taylor, 18 Ebenezar Lane, Brewster, 508-896-6549, [email protected]
YMCA Cape Cod Stony Brook, 384 Underpass Road, Brewster – Denise Graham-Reardon, 508-802-1298, [email protected]
Centerville
Marilia Sousa, 37 Longboat Drive, Centerville, 774-287-7315, [email protected]
Falmouth
YMCA Cape Cod Falmouth Hospital Campus, 67 B Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth – Denise Graham-Reardon, 508-802-1298, dgraham-reardon@ymcacapecod
YMCA Cape Cod North Falmouth Early Ed. Center, 155 Old Main Road, Falmouth – Denise Graham-Reardon, 508-802-1298, [email protected]
Harwich
YMCA Cape Cod Harwich Elementary, 263 South Street, Harwich – Denise Graham-Reardon, 508-802-1298, [email protected]
Hyannis
Cristiane Lacerda, 250 Sudbury Lane, Hyannis – Cristiane Lacerda, 774-836-0220, [email protected]
Rafaela Fonseca, 313 Castle Wood Circle, Hyannis, 508-280-1803, [email protected]
Verdiana Molina, 97 Old Town Road, Hyannis, 203-781-6512, [email protected]
Nantucket
Valerie Monahan, 23A Evergreen Way, Nantucket, 508-325-4697, [email protected]
Sandwich
Julie Coughlan, 14 Tyler Drive, Sandwich, 508-648-0305, [email protected]
South Dennis
Little Stars Learning Center, LLC, 434 Route, Unit E, South Dennis – Tonya Stump, 614-519-6602, [email protected]
Vineyard Haven
Donna Crighton, 27 Michael’s Way, Vineyard Haven, 508-364-2246. [email protected]
West Barnstable
YMCA Cape Cod Children’s Crossing, 2245 Iyannough Road, West Barnstable – Denise Graham-Reardon, 508-802-1298, [email protected]
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