12+ hour, 45+ min ago  (201+ words) Jul 12, 2026, 1:20 PM Childcare continues to be one of those fastest growing issues facing families and providers alike in New York. But a new initiative aims to tackle the challenge of pay for early childhood educators. Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (196+ words) Jun 2, 2026, 10:46 PM New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul say the first 2,000 free seats this fall will be available for school districts 6, 10, 18, 23 and 27, now through June 26. This includes neighborhoods like Canarsie, Brownsville, Ocean Hill, and Remsen Village…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (202+ words) May 1, 2026, 5:55 PM Local elected officials gathered Friday at Mount Kisco Child Care Center to call for increased funding and support for childcare programs. Executive Director Dawn Meyerski of the Mount Kisco Child Care Center says that, between low teacher salaries…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (240+ words) According to the audit released by the state comptroller, the Bayport-Blue Point, Commack and Glen Cove school districts failed to fully comply with state requirements to regularly test all potable water outlets State audits find lead testing compliance failures in…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (318+ words) Apr 21, 2026, 6:03 PM New York City plans to open roughly 1,000 additional 3-K seats this fall, aiming to ease years of waitlists and unmet demand in several neighborhoods. The expansion includes seven long‑vacant early childhood sites, including a renovated Atlantic Avenue…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (114+ words) News12 | Westchester New York's child care push Power & Politics: One-on-one with Julie Menin – the city’s first Jewish NYC Council speaker House panel releases videos of Bill and Hillary Clinton answering questions about Epstein Power & Politics: A new Orange County legislature, historic…...