1.4 million children whose families are low-income benefit from child care subsidies, when the government partially covers cost.
A BILL REQUIRING CHILDCARE CENTERS to have epinephrine devices and staff trained to use them has passed both houses of state legislature.
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW open for the 2,000 seats in the city’s free 2-K childcare pilot program for two-year-olds.
NEW YORK CITY will add 2,000 new preschool and daycare seats for three-year-olds across all five boroughs, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced.
When free daycare for 2-year-olds launches this fall, hours will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, all year long.
New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Administration for Children’s Services are both investigating.
MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI on Tuesday announced the launch of a new, streamlined childcare center provider permitting portal.
For the first time, families can use a single platform to search citywide for child care options that meet their needs.
The new center will serve 40 children, from ages 6 weeks to 3 years, with a curriculum supporting early learning, socialization and growth.
Students like Rodriguez are at the heart of a new push from CUNY officials to bolster the city’s early childhood education workforce.
The lack of affordable child care is a cause of homelessness and often a barrier for families in shelters transitioning to permanent housing.
Lindsay Olibrice, 24, has been charged with acting in a manner injurious to a child and harassment. Police said she dragged a 1-year-old.
AN AUDIT OF SOCIAL ADULT DAY CARE (SADC) PROGRAMS FOUND QUESTIONABLE MEDICAID PAYMENTS, safety risks and compliance problems.
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson urges better funding for Family Courts and preventive support like universal child care to aid struggling families.
Grand Street Settlement hosted a ribbon cutting today to celebrate the launch of Sunset Park West Child and Family Center.
A LOCAL DAYCARE LICENSED FOR 10 CHILDREN, Eva Crèche, closed Jan. 2 after parents received videos they say show physical mistreatment of kids.
High child care costs and housing challenges are driving NYC families with young children to leave the city.
A GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION turned up four recent cases of elevated lead levels in the blood of children attending three NYCHA daycare centers.
Updates on the major players: Teamsters for Cuomo, Myrie’s free after-school, Lander’s housing emergency, Cuomo’s new digs and more.
Dept. of Education halts planned evictions of five daycare centers in Brooklyn and Queens after an outcry from politicians and the public.
MORE THAN 250 rallied at City Hall Thursday to protest Mayor Adams’ last-minute decision to force five popular childcare centers to close.
ON SATURDAY, New Yorkers United for Child Care joined Councilmember Shahana Hanif in Park Slope to gather petition signatures for “2-Care.”
Despite frigid temperatures, parents, caretakers and elected officials rallied outside Nuestros Niños on South 4th Street.
A SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE will be the focus of a press conference Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is holding Thursday morning, Jan. 23.
NUESTROS NIÑOS, A 50-YEAR-OLD DAYCARE, is at risk of closing after the DoE announced it will not renew its lease, citing under-enrollment.
BROOKLYN PARENTS AND ADVOCATES are campaigning for “Universal 2-Care,” a program that would offer free childcare for two-year-olds.
A DAYCARE AT 715 HENDRIX STREET and New Lots Avenue caught fire around 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Patch reports.
New York City is expected to see nearly 3,000 new child care slots start opening this fall in areas considered “deserts” for such programs, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. The
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