Child care task force urges workforce investment

March 4, 2025 – Gov. Kathy Hochul talks about the importance of child care, but her executive budget proposal doesn’t address the industry’s workforce, according to members of the state Child Care Availability Task Force. We discuss investments into child care providers with Schuyler Center for Analysis & Advocacy Policy Director Dede Hill, and EdTrust-New York Director of Partnerships & Early Child Policy Jenn O’Connor.