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Founded in 1878, Associated Early Care and Education, is New England's first child care and early education agency. Our staff, family child care providers and volunteers work together to support our mission: "To lead through experience, as educators and advocates in urban early education of children from birth, in partnership with their families and communities." We provide developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate early education in nurturing and stimulating environments. We serve primarily working families of multicultural backgrounds from neighborhoods including: Cambridge, Chelsea, Chinatown, Dorchester, East Boston, Everett, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Revere, Roslindale, Roxbury, Somerville, South Boston and the South End. 50% of the families we serve speak a language other than English at home.