In The News

  • PIX11 - Free child care for 2-year-olds is coming to these NYC areas first (3/3/26)

  • CBS2 - Some NYC families will have an opportunity to apply for free 2-K this fall (3/3/26)

  • Chalkbeat - Here Are the Neighborhoods Getting Free Child Care for 2-Year-Olds This Fall (3/3/26)

  • New York Daily News - Mamdani, Hochul announce priority school districts for NYC's first 2-K programs (3/3/26)

  • Bloomberg - NYC's Free 2-Year-Old Care to Start in Upper Manhattan, Bronx (3/3/26)

  • WNYC - Mamdani unveils new child care seats (3/3/26)

  • Politico Pro - Mamdani looks to boost outreach for pre-K as deadline approaches (2/27/26)

  • CBS6 - Advocates in Albany call for tax hikes to pay for free childcare (2/25/26)

  • WXXI - Albany Child Care Play-In (2/25/26)

  • amNY - MAMDANI'S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor open door to new 3k and 2k providers after five-year freeze (2/5/26)

  • The New Yorker - The People Who Will Actually Make Universal Child Care Happen (2/5/26)

  • Spectrum News - Advocates: Pay boost needed for child care workers to make New York's universal plan work (1/27/26)

  • Bloomberg - With Child-Care Bills Averaging $26,000, New York City Tries Free Program for Toddlers (1/23/26)

  • Politico - Hochul and Mamdani spent months quietly crafting a plan to expand free child care (1/23/26)

  • Gothamist - 4 fights facing Gov. Kathy Hochul in the New York state budget (1/21/26)

  • Politico Pro - Q&A: NYC child care czar Emmy Liss (1/21/26)

  • City & State - The 2026 Albany Power 100 (1/20/26)

  • Vox - Why universal child care is closer than ever in New York (1/15/26)

  • Spectrum News - For these New York parents, child care help would ease financial burden (1/13/26)

  • Gothamist - 5 child care promises Gov. Hochul made to New Yorkers in her State of the State (1/13/26)

  • WNYT - Child care advocate backs governor's proposal, worries about federal freeze (1/13/26)

  • AMNY - State of the State: ICE protections, transit improvements and other key items on Hochul's radar for 2026 (1/13/26)

  • New York Daily News - Hochul State of the State plan to deliver child care for NYC 2-year-olds may fall short of need (1/13/26)

  • The Guardian - Mamdani's first 10 days: getting things done despite right's dystopian fantasies (1/12/26)

  • Univision - NYUC Member Interview (1/12/26)

  • WNYC (Brian Lehrer Show) - Hochul and Mamdani Propose Universal Childcare for 2-Year-Olds (1/9/26)

  • New York Times - Hochul and Mamdani Announce Plan to Make N.Y. Child Care Universal (1/8/26)

  • Associated Press - Mamdani and Hochul unveil free child care plan in New York City (1/8/26)

  • Gothamist - Gov. Hochul, Mayor Mamdani announce push for free child care for NYC 2-year-olds (1/8/26)

  • Bloomberg - Mamdani and Hochul Pitch Free Childcare for Two-Year-Olds (1/8/26)

  • New York Daily News - Hochul unveils free childcare plan for 2-year-olds in NYC, handing a win to Mamdani and herself (1/8/26)

  • Politico - Hochul unveils child care expansion plan alongside Mamdani (1/8/26)

  • Albany Times Union - Hochul proposes child care expansion through universal pre-K, more subsidies (1/8/26)

  • Newsday - Hochul, Mamdani announce child care plans, including boosting access to pre-kindergarten (1/8/26)

  • City & State NY - Hochul, side by side with Mamdani, announces plan to roll out universal child care (1/8/26)

  • Queens Chronicle - NYS inches closer to universal childcare (1/8/26)

  • Capitol Confidential - New York's 2026 legislative session has begun at the state Capitol (1/7/26)

  • CBS6 - NYS lawmakers talk affordability, federal policies and immigration as 2026 Session begins (1/7/26)

  • Brooklyn Eagle - Rally with elected officials will push for Universal Child Care (1/7/26)

  • North Country Public Radio - Could New York State actually adopt a universal childcare model? (1/5/26)

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