"The city's child care landscape is notoriously complex and expensive, with a range of private, home-based, center-based and public options. According to a report from the 5 Boro Institute last year, 80% of families struggle to cover the costs of full-time care, while providers labor under "razor-thin" margins that have pushed some out of business. Policy makers and advocates say child care is a central piece of the affordability crisis driving families out of the city, threatening to destabilize the tax base and the public school system."
"The UFT has 200,000 members, including 8,000 home care providers and thousands of teachers who work in early childhood education. The teachers union contracted with developers Upfront and Mirza to knit together disparate datasets so that parents can now search by distance, cost, hours, program type, special needs and languages. Then parents can also enter financial information to learn what kind of financial support is available."
New York City's teachers union launched a public NYC Childcare Navigator to match parents with licensed child care providers across private, home-based, center-based, and public options. The tool allows searches by distance, cost, hours, program type, special needs, and languages, and provides estimates of available financial support based on entered income. The United Federation of Teachers funded the database to help early education providers and members seeking care. The city faces high child care costs with 80% of families struggling to pay full-time care and providers operating on razor-thin margins, contributing to affordability pressures that risk population and fiscal stability.
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