New York to Offer Free Child Care + Increase Funding for Schools

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Governor Hochul today announced an unprecedented investment as the next step to deliver affordable, universal childcare for children under five years of age across New York State. The Governor will partner with Mayor Zohran Mamdani to deliver free child care for two-year-olds in New York City, in addition to strengthening the existing 3K program to achieve universal care and ultimately, serve all families across the city.

While four year olds in some parts of New York have long had access to pre-k, there are dozens of school districts that have not yet been able to make it available. Governor Hochul is providing additional support to ensure truly universal Pre-K for all four-year-olds in the State by the start of the 2028-2029 school year.

The State will not only fund additional seats to achieve universality but will also increase funding for existing seats, bringing them up to the greater of $10,000 or the applicable school district’s current selected foundation aid per pupil, so that districts have what they need to provide high-quality Pre-K. This combination reflects a commitment of roughly a half-billion dollars and will ensure that every child in New York State enters kindergarten ready to learn.

Full Story: https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani---governor-hochul-to-launch-free-child-care-for-tw 

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i dont have kids or live in NY but im happy for the rest of u breeders   

[River 127,342]

That’s pretty amazing tbh

Kinda strange to me that it was not a normal thing already..

 

just a thought I have, I just realized how much of LGBTQ+ taxpayer money is going to hetero families while at the same time we need to beg for breadcrumbs and how everything else is still seen in a hetero pov, for example, we pay for “maternity” in the health insurance and we can’t remove it to reduce the payment lol

 

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In France we have this but for everyone, happy to see that NY is progressing. Also hoping that it will inspire USians to vote democrate next 

[StarstruckIllusion 53,563]

yasss Zohdaddy. Already serving during week one 

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14 minutes ago, River said:

just a thought I have, I just realized how much of LGBTQ+ taxpayer money is going to hetero families while at the same time we need to beg for breadcrumbs and how everything else is still seen in a hetero pov, for example, we pay for “maternity” in the health insurance and we can’t remove it to reduce the payment lol

 

i think about this a lot actually and i try not to be bitter about it because i do want my $ to better society overall 

but thats also why i do my best to only spend my gay ass dollars in gay ass spaces and on gay ass things before spreading it elsewhere

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I'm so lucky to live in Canada. Nowhere is perfect, but our horrible Maple MAGA/Conservative party has NO idea how good they've got it.

[Morphine Prince 109,649]

Mamdani actually getting to work and influencing the whole state. Love to see it.