Hochul and Mamdani to unveil free child care plan in New York City
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Key Points:
- New York City plans to offer free child care for 2-year-olds under a new program announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
- Hochul pledged to pursue a broader statewide free child care initiative, emphasizing the high cost of child care for families.
- The program will initially target high-need areas in its first year and expand citywide by the fourth year.
- Mayor Mamdani views the initiative as a key fulfillment of his campaign promise to make the city more affordable for families.
- The city’s free child care program for 2-year-olds is an expansion of the existing universal pre-K program, with the first two years fully funded by the state.
