2,000 New York City 2-year-olds are getting free child care in these 4 communities

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani have unveiled the first four New York City communities that will receive 2,000 ...

CareScout Releases 2025 Cost of Care Data for New York

The cost of long-term care services in New York increased year-over-year, according to the 2025 Cost of Care Survey conducted by CareScout. The annual survey, one of the most comprehensive of its kind ...
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Mayor Mamdani Celebrates Holi With Toddlers, Highlights Free Child Care Rollout

Reflecting on his childhood, Mamdani who was born to Hindu mother Mira Nair, the fame filmmaker, spoke about the festival’s ...

Mamdani, Hochul make another joint announcement amid universal child care push

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul appeared together Thursday for the second time in three days as they ...
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Hochul’s ‘2‑Care’ Power Play Aims To Put Every New York Kid In Class

We’re delivering universal child care across New York.” With that post, she doubled down on a multi‑billion dollar effort to ...

Why Does Child Care Seem Less Affordable Than Ever?

By far the largest expense for child care providers is wages. The work is labor-intensive, with strict limits set by state ...
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The hidden danger in New York’s ‘universal’ child care plan — and how it can be fixed

New York’s child-care debate is being sold as a budget question. It’s not: It’s a child-outcomes question. Credit to Mayor Zohran Mamdani for putting this issue front and center. My party — the family ...