""For too long, parents have been forced to choose between their livelihood and their children, or to drain their savings just to make it through the workday. That ends now.""
""The extended calendar means families will get 260 days a year of free child care, compared to 180 under the school year calendar.""
""City officials are planning to open an additional 10,000 2-K seats in fall 2027, and hope to bring the program citywide by the end of Mamdani's first mayoral term in 2030.""
The new 2-K program in NYC provides 2-year-olds with free child care for 10 hours a day, year-round, unlike the limited 3-K and prekindergarten programs. This initiative aims to alleviate financial burdens on working families who previously had to pay for additional child care. The program will initially offer 2,000 seats across five school districts, with plans to expand to 10,000 seats by fall 2027. Applications will open in June for children turning 2 in 2026, with the program starting in September.
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