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Musings: Childcare is no luxury but a true necessity
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (378+ words) Janna Rodriguez, center, with some of the children during Long Island's Day Without Child Care May 11 in Freeport. Credit: The Innovative Daycare Corp. / Janna Rodriguez For the past 14 years in my hometown of Freeport, I have worked in classrooms, supported…...
Long Island parents face childcare challenges and costs averaging $24, 000 a year
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (1487+ words) LI parents struggle to find, pay for infant care in a child-care center that averages $24, 000 a year....
Long Island parents pay nearly $30 per hour for a babysitter
1+ week, 5+ day ago (837+ words) Regine Charles, left, and her husband, Barton Doricent, with twins Sophie, left, and Jeffrey, and Charles" 12-year-old daughter, Sergiana, at home in Port Jefferson Station. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas When Regine Charles and her husband, Barton Doricent, of Port Jefferson…...
A $50 million push hopes to make child care a top issue in the midterm elections
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (556+ words) Children draw in one of the classrooms at the Children's Promise Centers child care center in Albuquerque, N. M. , April 5, 2024. Credit: AP/Susan Montoya Bryan WASHINGTON " An advocacy group hoping to expand support for child and elder care plans to spend $50 million…...
For a middle class Long Island family, child care's such a struggle
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (594+ words) Pre-K students at Marks of Excellence Child Care in North Amityville in 2023. On Long Island, the average cost of infant care in a child care center is $24, 000, and the region hasthe second-largest gap in access to prekindergartenbehind the Hudson Valley....
Why the Hochul-Mamdani 'progressive' child care plan is regressive
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (254+ words) This guest essay reflects the views of'Todd L. Pittinsky, a professor of technology and society at Stony Brook University, and co-author of "The Caregiving Ambition." Strip away the ceremony and the plan reveals a core design choice that directly contradicts decades…...
Right-wing influencers target Somali child care centers after viral Minneapolis video
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (919+ words) Samsam Khalif plays with children at her home-based child care center Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in San Diego. Credit: AP/Gregory Bull It all began after a viral video alleging fraud in Somali-run child care centers in Minneapolis: strangers peering through windows,…...
How NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's push for universal child care could impact Long Island
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (910+ words) Mikaela Perez, 32-months, works on an art project in the toddler class at Harbor Child Care in Mineola on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas On a recent, chilly Tuesday afternoon, 2-year-old'Mikaela Perez was putting white paint to'construction paper, intensely…...
How do I get help paying for child care?
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (983+ words) Parents on Long Island, regardless of income levels, often find covering the cost of'child care difficult, and'few options to help with the costs, local experts said. Credit: Morgan Campbell Few costs on Long Island are as hefty as the price…...
New Yorkers need universal child care
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (365+ words) The price tag of universal child care is significant but achievable " for New York City and the state. Credit: Morgan Campbell This guest essay reflects the views of'Elizabeth Palley of Brooklyn, a professor and director of the Ph D program…...