The bill proposes free universal childcare for kids aged 6 weeks to 5 years old. Mayor Eric Adams' administration has paused expansion of existing early childhood programs.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Members of the City Council will introduce legislation on Thursday to make early childcare free for all New Yorkers, dramatically expanding preschool programs that face an uncertain future in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.
The bill would require the education department to increase the number of seats in free childcare programs for the city’s youngest learners. The Adams administration, citing mismanagement of the program by the previous administration of former Mayor Bill de Blasio. Free pre-K was the de Blasio administration's signature policy, which he then expanded to include 3-K in 2018. But the Adams administration has been unclear about if it will follow through on de Blasio’s plans to expand seats for 3-year-olds.
Banks has previously said the Adams administration is focused on increasing the “quality” of early childhood education seats over the quantity. The state comptroller projects a nearly $200 million deficit in 3-K and pre-K funding in 2025 when federal stimulus funding runs out.
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