Mayor announces special ‘Educare’ Brownsville preschool, more pre-K seats
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said Monday that New York City would open its first “Educare” school at P.S. 41 in Brownsville next fall. Educare, a national network started in Chicago, provides all-day, year-round care and education for at-risk children age six-weeks to five-years-old.
The Educare model features small classrooms, parental involvement and connections to other essential family services, and will help disadvantaged children hit kindergarten ready to learn.
Educare has the backing of philanthropists like Susan A. Buffett, daughter of billionaire investor Warren Buffett and chair of the Buffett Early Childhood Fund.