Gov. Hochul pledged Thursday to help New York City establish a free child care program for 2-year-olds, a major step toward ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) also announced a commitment to expand universal pre-K for all 4-year-olds in the state by the 2028-2029 school year.

Two year-olds in “high-need” areas will be the first to benefit from free child care that older preschoolers already receive.

Some jaded New Yorkers have called it a pipe dream. But on Thursday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, along with Gov. Kathy Hochul, announced a comprehensive (and pricey) plan to get NYC one step closer to ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a plan on Thursday to vastly expand free and low-cost child care for ...

New York City parents may soon have access to free child care for their 2-year-olds, under a plan unveiled by Gov. Kathy ...

Mayor Mamdani’s signature campaign promise got a massive funding boost from the state. But scaling up ‘2-Care’ won’t be easy.

New York City will provide free child care for 2-year-olds following an agreement between Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran ...

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(CNN) — The cost of child care nearly doubled Emily Wildau’s mortgage. Then last month, New Mexico launched universal child care. The free child care saves Wildau, a mother to an 11-month-old son in ...

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