Full-Day, Full-Year Care.
A free seat that ends at 2:30 doesn’t work for a parent who works until six. A seat you can’t use isn’t free. New York City can do better — and together,
we’re going to make sure it happens.
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Updated August 2026
Why it matters.
Too many child care seats in New York don’t work for working families. Most 3-K and Pre-K programs in New York City run from 8am until 2:30pm — and pause for the summer.
Jobs don’t work that way. As a result, parents pay thousands for after-care, scramble to leave work early, or leave their jobs entirely. Mothers and hourly workers pay the highest price.