Our 2024 Annual Report is Live!
Accomplishments
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Saved Universal 3K
- Won $167 million in permanent funding for Universal 3-K in NYC after years of cuts
- $10 million for FREE care for hundreds of 0-2 year olds in NYC — the first expansion to universal child care in years.
- Won more free full day (to 6 PM) 3K and PreK Seats in NYC an expansion of the city’s pilot.
- More funding for outreach - and a promise to make sure that families across the city know how to access free universal 3K and PreK.
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Built a Movement
- Grew to over 10,000 supporters in NYC
- Organized rallies, days of actions and drove hundreds of calls to our City Council members
- Made universal child care the top issue in NYC elections. Even the media caught on with stories in the New York Times, Daily News, Gothamist/WNYC and more!
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Released the Five Year Roadmap to Universal Public Child Care
In November, 2024, we released a major platform outlining the steps to get to free universal public child care in New York State.Universal Public Child Care is:
- Free
- All Kids, birth to 5
- All Day
- Nearby
- Easy to Apply
