It provides child care as well as a wide array of other services throughout Hampshire County, which is located in the western part of the state. Just two years ago, HCAC's Day Care Program observed its 25th year of service, and it continues to serve as an prime example of the quality day care services provided by CAPs throughout Massachusetts. HCAC's Day Care Program provides services to working and student parents. The program serves all children, including those in need of protective and special needs day care. The Family Day Care option coordinates care for children in well-screened, individually licensed private homes.
Care is provided for children from the ages of three weeks through school age.
Full-time care is provided during school vacations and in the summer. Some 380 children were served in Group and Family Day Care in 1996. HCAC Day Care is the largest and longest running child care program in Hampshire County, caring for more than 3,000 children since its inception. This new program is a partnership with HCAC's Head Start Program and the Easthampton Public Schools. The children and families served come from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.