This week on The Codcast, we dive into Gov. Maura Healey's "Gateway to Pre-K" agenda. By the end of 2026, her administration declared that every family of a 4-year-old in the state’s 26 Gateway Cities would have the opportunity – at low or no cost – to enroll their child in a preschool program that prepares them for kindergarten. But local providers say they won’t get there. Our guests, Department of Early Education and Care commissioner Amy Kershaw and Strategies for Children executive director Amy O’Leary, discuss how the state can achieve that lofty goal.

Host:

Hallie Claflin, Gateway Cities reporter at CommonWealth Beacon

Guests:

Amy Kershaw, commissioner of the Department of Early Education and Care.

Amy O’Leary, executive director of the nonprofit advocacy organization Strategies for Children