NEW YORK — New York Metropolis dad and mom might quickly have entry to free little one care for his or her 2-year-olds, below a plan set to be unveiled Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The 2 Democrats are anticipated to element this system at a information convention Thursday morning, together with a pledge from Hochul to pursue a wider, statewide free little one care initiative.
“There’s one factor that each household in New York can agree on, the price of childcare is just too excessive,” Hochul stated in a press release. “As New York’s first mother Governor, combating for New York’s households has at all times been on the core of my agenda.”
For Mamdani, the announcement is step one in fulfilling one among his trademark marketing campaign guarantees, marking a significant boon for the mayor simply days after he took office with the promise of implementing a transformative agenda centered on making town a extra reasonably priced place to reside.
“This victory represents way more than a triumph of metropolis and state authorities working in partnership — it’s proof that when New Yorkers come collectively, we are able to remodel the way in which authorities serves working households,” he stated in a press release.
In a press release offered by the governor’s workplace forward of the announcement, Hochul stated she is committing to totally funding the primary two years of town’s free little one care program for 2-year-olds, describing it as an enlargement of town’s current common pre-Okay program.
The primary yr will deal with “high-need areas” chosen by town, then increase throughout town by its fourth yr, based on the assertion.
