Post Messenger Recorder -

Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Emilie Amundson, Erin Arango-Escalante, Administrator Division of Early Care and Education, Priya Bhatia, Policy Initiatives Advisor, Amanda Merkwae, Legislative Advisor, and Nadya Perez-Reyes, Assistant Secretary visited Corrine's Little Explorers family child care, New Glarus, and Mariposa Learning Center, Fitchburg, programs in honor of Teacher Appreciation week and Provider Appreciation day last week. Visits were planned to thank Providers because, "The work that child care providers do - day in and day out - is critical to our state...