childcare

Registration for the Aug. 16 event opens at 8 a.m. on Monday, July 13.

The city said average distances will decrease significantly for families on Staten Island.

New York City parents working part time won’t lose part of their vouchers under a state waiver.

An old state law is coming back to haunt New York City’s fragile childcare system.

A Brooklyn day care shut over child abuse. The owner tried to open again in New Jersey.

Overall applications for both pre-K and 3-K programs were virtually unchanged, dropping by less than 1% compared to last year.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani added a total of 2,000 more seats in the 3-K program for this fall.

NYC’s child care system has more than 10,000 programs, and multiple agencies are tasked with licensing and overseeing them.

As Mamdani commits to expanding child care, parents say it’s making their plans to have a second child or return to the workforce more realistic.

Mamdani listed the communities that will be the first to enroll 2,000 toddlers this fall.