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New York needs universal child care
32+ min ago (507+ words) Today, hundreds of thousands of New York children head back to school — and for many parents, there’s a milestone worth celebrating: more kids than ever will start the year in free, publicly-funded child care. That’s because this year, New York…...
NYC’s first free 2-K offers sent out, Mamdani and Hochul announce
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (346+ words) New York City sent out the first offers to Mayor Mamdani’s free childcare program for 2-year-olds on Tuesday, the first major step toward fulfilling a campaign promise. The city made over 2,000 offers ahead of 2-K’s launch this fall in select…...
Gov. Hochul to send $19M to fund 8 NYC childcare construction projects
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (287+ words) Gov. Hochul is continuing to bankroll New York City’s major childcare expansion, with $19 million in capital grants awarded on Tuesday to eight “shovel-ready” childcare projects. It’s part of a total of $106 million for 37 childcare projects statewide, according to data shared…...
NYC’s 2-K child care program is now open for applications: What you need to know.
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (498+ words) Applications are now open for the first year of “2-K,” New York City’s free child care program for 2-year-olds. Mayor Mamdani and Gov. Hochul announced the application kickoff Tuesday at a news conference with students from Sheldon R. Weaver Child…...
NYC free preschool applications dip, but more families receive offers close to home
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1057+ words) At the same time, more families received offers from 3-K and pre-K programs that they ranked on their applications, increasing the likelihood parents ultimately enroll their children this fall, according to new data released by Mayor Mamdani at a press…...
Build universal child care as Mamdani vowed to do
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (535+ words) This is what home-based child care looks like in New York City: intimate, personal, flexible, and absolutely essential. And yet, as the city prepares to build a universal child care system, it is the form of care most at risk…...
Mayor Mamdani launches first digital child care map for NYC parents
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (437+ words) New York City parents can more easily find a child care program using a new searchable map unveiled by Mayor Mamdani on Wednesday. The platform allows parents to filter programs by location, children’s age and cost, and features information on…...
Mamdani, new child welfare commissioner called on to end bias against Black families
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (743+ words) After Mayor Mamdani passed over their top choice to lead the city’s child welfare system, New York parents whose lives were upended by foster care want answers on how he plans to help keep Black families together. For decades, Black…...
Mayor Mamdani teams up with Cardi B to announce 2-K applications, launches jingle contest
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (632+ words) With applications for Mayor Mamdani’s free child care program for 2-year-olds opening in June, the social media-friendly mayor announced Friday he is turning to Bronx-born rapper Cardi B to help promote it. Parents will have from June 2 to June 26 to…...
NYC to launch free child care for city workers with kids as young as 6 weeks
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (242+ words) New York City is inviting some municipal workers to apply for free on-site child care for infants and toddlers, Mayor Mamdani announced Monday. The 4,000-square-foot facility at the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building in lower Manhattan is expected to serve 40 children,…...