childcare

Overall applications for both pre-K and 3-K programs were virtually unchanged, dropping by less than 1% compared to last year.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani added a total of 2,000 more seats in the 3-K program for this fall.

NYC’s child care system has more than 10,000 programs, and multiple agencies are tasked with licensing and overseeing them.

As Mamdani commits to expanding child care, parents say it’s making their plans to have a second child or return to the workforce more realistic.

Mamdani listed the communities that will be the first to enroll 2,000 toddlers this fall.

The Eva Crèche Day Care Center closed earlier this year amid allegations of child abuse.

Emmy Liss said families of all incomes will be eligible for a free program for 2-year-olds.

The Eva Crèche day care center in Prospect Lefferts Garden remains under investigation by health officials and child welfare investigators.

During her fifth State of the State speech, the governor committed to making universal child care a reality.

The union launched a digital child care matchmaker for its members last year and is now rolling it out to the masses.