Please find the results of a two-year project that engaged the community in developing a Strategic Plan for Early Childhood in order to work towards universal preschool for all children in Lowell. 

• Preschool for ALL Strategic Plan
• Preschool for ALL Supply and Demand  
• Preschool for All - Findings from the Family Survey and Community Champion Interviews
• Lowell's Road to Universal Preschool 

   

Lowell’s Early Childhood Advisory Council

The mission of the Lowell Early Childhood Advisory Council is to promote a community commitment to and a shared vision for nurturing and supporting young children (ages 0-8) and their families.   The work of the council focuses on improving the quality and coordination of services provided by early care and education programs and agencies in the city of Lowell. The goal of the council is to provide a network of needed and important services, foster partnerships among individuals/agencies who provide services to families, and share resources with educators, parents, and other caregivers working with young children.

The Early Childhood Advisory Council meets on the first Monday of the month from 9:00-11:30 am at Lowell Public Schools Central Office 155 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA 01852

For more information, please call the Lowell Early Childhood Department at: 978-674-2051 or email Lisa VanThiel at lvanthiel@lowell.k12.ma.us

Parents and new community partners are welcome.  Dates of meeting listed below:

• October 7, 2024
• November 4, 2024
• December 2, 2024
• January 13, 2025 (2nd Monday given the long holiday break)
• February 3, 2025
• March 3, 2025
• April 7, 2025
• May 5, 2025
• June 2, 2025

Lowell Early Childhood Council Strategic Plan for Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative

CPPI Strategic Plan November 2024

Lowell Early Childhood Needs Assessment: Surveying the Landscape of Families' Needs Birth to Age 8

Full Report 2021

Lowell Fact Sheet Family Survey 2021

Looking for Affordable Child Care?

Applying for child care financial assistance

 The Greater Lowell Trauma Resource Directory August 2019  Click Here to open and download -funded through Preschool Expansion Grant

 Project LEARN

Started in 2013, the Lowell Education Alliance Resource Network (LEARN), was founded and funded by the Lowell business community, working hand in hand with the Lowell Public Schools. It is designed to increase resources for, and thereby improve outcomes for, children in Lowell.  To learn more about Project Learn visit their website: https://projectlearninc.org/

Community Needs Assessment & Results of Family Survey 2017-18

Community Needs Assessment

Results Family Survey 2017-18

Strategic Plan for Pre-Kindergarten Funding and Sustainabilty/Expansion: Lowell Collaborative Preschool Academy (LCPA)

Strategic Plan for Pre Kindergarten Funding and Sustainability/Expansion