The costs and funding of universal child care
Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to spend $1 million to identify sustainable revenue sources that could fund universal child care.
What the budget does (and doesn’t do) to impact child poverty
We examine an expansion of the child tax credit, funding for child care vouchers, a rebate check, and a new housing subsidy.
Early intervention crisis persists in New York
The 2024 state budget included a needed rate increase for early intervention providers, but that support hasn't materialized.
Report: State failing to deliver early intervention services
A federal watchdog found that New York is failing to provide adequate access to early intervention services for toddlers.
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
State council avoids critical analysis of Hochul’s budget proposal
Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council examines the state budget from Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Child care infrastructure further weakened during pandemic
A new survey from the Children’s Agenda highlights a net loss of child care providers during the pandemic.
Parents largely in the dark about child care assistance
The Children’s Agenda’s Pete Nabozny breaks down the state of New York’s child care assistance eligibility information.
Lawmakers hope to shift more early intervention costs to insurers
Child advocates hope pending legislation will ultimately result in increased investments in early intervention.
Tax credits for low-income New Yorkers get temporary boost
The state's child tax credit and earned income tax credit will get a one-year expansion of benefits from the budget.
