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NYC Expands 3-K and Pre-K Access, Nearly 100, 000 Offers Extended
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (321+ words) City officials announced May 19, 2026, that 99, 921 offers for 3-K and Pre-K seats have been extended for the upcoming school year, with more families receiving placements at one of their top-choice programs and average travel distances decreasing across New York City. On…...
NYC Launches Free Daycare For Some City Workers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (183+ words) Some lucky city workers will get a chance to send their kids to daycare at their workplace starting this fall. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Department of Citywide Administrative Services Commissioner Yume Kitasei on Monday said municipal employees…...
Looking For Child Care Just Got Easier in NYC
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (144+ words) New York City families can now use an online mapping tool to find child care near their home. Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday launched of a new online child care map and resource center designed to make it easier for…...
Borough President Funds Baby Showers in High-Need Brooklyn Neighborhoods
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (319+ words) Borough President Antonio Reynoso'on Feb. 26 announced the first seven recipients of funding through his second annual Community Baby Shower Fund, committing $50, 000 in discretionary funding for a second year to support locally organized baby showers across the borough. The initiative, first…...
Here's How 2-K is Shaping Up in NYC
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (818+ words) As the city prepares to roll out a new 2-K program in eastern Brooklyn this fall, education leaders are working to strengthen ties with the childcare providers who will help advance their universal childcare goals and increase outreach to families…...
Building Parent Power For Early Intervention in Brooklyn
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (639+ words) Despite freezing temperatures, a group of Brownsville education advocates and parents gathered on a recent weekend, united by a shared mission: securing additional early intervention resources for eastern Brooklyn. About 10 parents attended a training session led by'the nonprofit'United for Brownsville'at…...
NYC Launches Commission to Overhaul After-School Care
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (394+ words) The Commission on Universal After-School, comprised of nonprofit, business and city leaders, will develop a roadmap to deliver'after-school'programming for all children across the five boroughs. NYC Launches Commission to Overhaul After-School Care The city will set up a new commission…...
Inclusive Early Childhood Education Center Arrives in Brooklyn
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (377+ words) A Flatbush elementary school will gain a new annex that will serve students with autism and other disabilities this fall." The Department of Education said it"will open District 17's first-ever inclusive"early childhood"education center at 1070 Flatbush Ave."as…...