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After four children had elevated levels of lead in their blood, NYCHA tested all the childcare centers in its buildings built before 1978, when lead paint was banned—and most were…

BySunny Nagpaul 1Comment

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Aug 2026

Education Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

English-Only Classrooms, Spending Cuts: How Federal Changes to Head Start Could Impact Kids in NY

In New York State, Head Start serves 43,300 kids and 900 pregnant women, providing low-income families—including those experiencing homelessness, in foster care, or receiving public assistance—with free childcare, early education,…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jul 2026

Education Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s Homeless Families Face a Childcare Catch-22

“Often standing in their way are unmet childcare needs, which make it difficult for them to obtain and maintain permanent housing and hold full-time jobs, perpetuating a devastating cycle unlikely…

ByKristin Miller

ByTara Gardner

ByGregory Brender

ByDavid Garza 0Comments

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Jun 2026

ARTS and CULTURE Climate and Environment Education Government Opinion

Opinion: Summer Camp is Vital. And Unaffordable.

“Summer camp should be recognized as part of the childcare ecosystem, especially for families who are too often locked out of these life-changing experiences because of cost.”

ByHaewon Latorre 0Comments

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May 2026

Education Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Closing the 3-to-5 Childcare Gap for New York’s Working Parents

“We need more afterschool spots, especially in under-resourced neighborhoods. We also need a unified early childcare and education system that bridges the gaps between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.”

ByTricia Davies 0Comments

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Dec 2025

Economy Education Government Opinion

Opinion: Universal Childcare—A Caution

“If universal childcare is free for all, the families who would benefit most over the long-term would likely be those already thriving economically. Meanwhile the financial benefits for those barely getting…

ByJennifer Jones Austin 0Comments

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Dec 2024

Education Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Building a NYC Where No Family is Priced Out

“The next mayor’s top two priorities should be implementing free, universal preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds and expanding access to affordable childcare to substantially lower costs.”

ByScott Stringer

ByNikhil Goyal 0Comments

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Oct 2024

Education Government Opinion Politics

Opinion: How the Mayor’s Indictment Could Impact NYC Child Care Services

“We already experienced a retrenchment of the city’s commitment to Universal Pre-K and Universal 3K programs. Parents can’t afford to lose more ground.”

ByRobert Cordero 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Education Government Housing and Homelessness

Subsidized Child Care Pilot for Undocumented Families Renewed in City Budget Deal

The city pilot program called Promise NYC, which covered up to $700 a week in child care to undocumented children with low-income parents during the second half of 2023, will…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Dec 2022

Economy Education Government

NYC Launches Subsidized Child Care For Undocumented Children, and Families are Lining Up

The $10 million program comes as the city looks to provide additional support for tens of thousands of asylum seekers who’ve arrived in the five boroughs in recent months.

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

NYCHA Will Eliminate Lead Paint From Dozens of Childcare Centers This Fall