Hochul plans major investment in child care access
Gov. Kathy Hochul is planning to spend an additional $1.2 billion on a program that makes child care subsidies available.
Child care workforce still waiting for state investment
The child care industry says they're caught in a downward spiral without a major state investment in their workforce.
Child care vouchers in jeopardy for thousands of kids
State Sen. Jabari Brisport calls for the state to commit $900 million to ensure thousands of families don't lose child care.
Work of child care task force lost into the ‘ether of state government’
When Gov. Kathy Hochul approved an extension of the state's Child Care Availability Task Force in 2021, she wrote in an approval memo that the stakeholders would be "integral in advising the state." "(The task force) will help guide
May 6, 2020: NY’s child care system pushed to breaking point by COVID-19
The Capitol Pressroom · May 6, 2020: NY’s child care system pushed to breaking point by COVID-19 With the state on pause, it can be difficult for essential workers to find childcare during this crisis. New public funding will
March 20, 2020: Child care services during coronavirus
To help stymie the spread of COVID19, schools across the state have been shut down. This leaves workers deemed essential in need of childcare. Jennifer Rojas, Executive Director of Child Care Council of Suffolk, explained how childcare services
