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Most of Mamdani's free child care for 2-year-olds will last all day and through summer
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (531+ words) Published Apr 9, 2026 at 12: 52 p. m. ET Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that most of the free child care seats New York City will roll out for 2-year-olds this fall will run the full working day and operate year round. The announcement will…...
Parents say abuses at shuttered Brooklyn day care highlight oversight gaps
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1407+ words) Published Apr 8, 2026 at 6: 01 a. m. ET A Brooklyn day care owner whose license had been revoked by the state was allowed to open another program a few months later " only to have the second facility shuttered amid allegations of child abuse. The…...
Cardi B pairs with City Hall to push applications for free NYC child care
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (333+ words) Published Apr 3, 2026 at 1: 31 p. m. ET Rapper and Bronx native Cardi B is teaming up with Mayor Zohran Mamdani to encourage parents of 2-year-olds to apply for the city's free child care program starting in June. To help spread the word, the…...
NYC parents looking for child care have a new tool at their fingertips
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (528+ words) Published Apr 1, 2026 at 2: 24 p. m. ET New York City parents looking for information about child care programs have a new, easy-to-use tool at their disposal: a searchable map, courtesy of City Hall. "Parents already carry so much," Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in…...
Calling NYC parents with young kids: City Hall wants your views on child care
1+ week, 1+ day ago (319+ words) Published Mar 31, 2026 at 2: 31 p. m. ET The Mamdani administration is launching a citywide survey for parents with young children to help shape the future of child care policy. "Last year, New Yorkers made it clear: Universal child care is not a luxury,…...
New Yorkers are thinking about having kids with hope Mamdani will make child care free
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1148+ words) Published Mar 30, 2026 at 6: 01 a. m. ET Having a second child in New York City felt like a far away dream to Allison Lew. But after Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced plans to expand free child care to the city's 2-year-olds, Lew felt that…...
These NYC ZIP codes will get more free child care seats for 3-year-olds, Mamdani says
4+ week, 2+ day ago (622+ words) Published Mar 10, 2026 at 10: 56 a. m. ET Mayor Zohran Mamdani will add another 1, 000 free preschool seats for New York City's 3-year-olds this fall in an effort to alleviate seat shortages in some areas and ensure children aren't assigned to locations far from their…...
These NYC neighborhoods will get free child care for 2-year-olds first, Mamdani says
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (429+ words) Published Mar 3, 2026 at 11: 32 a. m. ET Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced the first New York City neighborhoods where he plans to roll out free child care for 2-year-olds starting this fall. The communities include parts of Upper Manhattan, the Bronx, Southeastern Queens,…...
NYC home care workers eagerly await Mamdani's expansion of child care
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1111+ words) Published Jan 26, 2026 at 6: 31 a. m. ET Mayor Zohran Mamdani is promising to partner with family child care providers in the rollout of universal care for 2-year-olds. But integrating those small business owners " mostly women of color who receive just $6 an hour " could…...
5 child care promises Gov. Hochul made to New Yorkers in her State of the State
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (983+ words) Published Jan 13, 2026 at 4: 42 p. m. ET Gov. Kathy Hochul is keeping families with young kids at the center of her political agenda this year, vowing to make child care universal and affordable across New York. During her State of the State speech…...