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New Yorkers United for Child Care is a parent-led movement organizing to win free, universal child care across New York. Here’s where our fight has been covered. On deadline? Our media contact is one click away.
2026
- New York Daily NewsNew York needs universal child care
- GothamistTrying to find free childcare in NYC? This guide can help.
- Long Island Business NewsFree pre-K expands across Long Island, easing childcare costs
- WETM North CountryPre-K expansion brings new seats to 27 North Country Districts
- WBAICity Watch with Grace Rauh of Citizens Union
- New York TimesFree Day Care Spots Lift a $26,000 Burden for These N.Y.C. Families
- News10Hochul pushes $4.5B statewide childcare expansion to combat $13.6B drain
- El Diario2,000 familias de NYC tendrán cuidado infantil gratis para niños de 2 años: miles no lograron cupo
- News12Demand soars for 2-K, Mamdani admin sends out acceptance seats for 'free' program
- AMNYThousands waitlisted as NYC awards its first free 2-K seat
- PoliticoMamdani's child care money problem
- Gothamist1 out of 3 NYC families who applied for 2-K will get a seat. Parents find out today.
- GannettNY child care expansion is a lifesaver for working families
- The 19thUnder Mamdani, New York will be the first to open a free childcare center for city workers
- ABC7Mayor Mamdani launches 2-K applications
- PoliticoMamdani is touting universal child care. He still needs to find staffers to run it.
- GothamistMamdani touts better options for NYC parents as preschool enrollment stagnates
- PIX11Pre-K, 3-K offers sent to nearly 100K NYC parents, Mayor Mamdani says
- ChalkbeatNYC preschool offers flat despite Mamdani push to expand enrollment
- AMNYCity says 3-K seats are getting closer to home for NYC families
- NY Daily NewsNYC free preschool applications dip, but more families receive offers close to home
- FOX5Mayor Zohran Mamdani marks 100 days with address at Knockdown Center
- ABC7Mayor Mamdani's first 100 days highlighted by expansion of free child care programs
- GothamistMost of Mamdani's free child care for 2-year-olds will last all day and through summer
- ChalkbeatNYC's new 2-K program will offer free child care 10 hours a day, 260 days a year, Mamdani says
- NBC NYNYC 2-K will be full-day and year-round to help working families, Mamdani announces
- Hudson Valley TimesNew York families can't wait for Universal Child Care
- PIX11Mayor Mamdani, Cardi B announce applications for NYC's first 2-K seats
- ChalkbeatMamdani rolls out first-ever citywide directory for NYC child care options
- NBC NYMamdani launches website and interactive map about childcare for NYC families
- AMNYMamdani's First 100 Days: Mayor blasts Menin over budget response, says Council ignores bigger problems
- GothamistNYC parents looking for child care have a new tool at their fingertips
- GothamistNew Yorkers are thinking about having kids with hope Mamdani will make child care free
- Staten Island AdvanceStaten Island 3-K expansion coming fall 2026, NYC Mayor Mamdani says; 6 ZIP codes included
- ABC7Mayor Mamdani expands 3-K seats
- NewsdayFor a middle class Long Island family, child care's such a struggle
- The New YorkerZohran Mamdani and the Art of the Ask
- PIX11Free child care for 2-year-olds is coming to these NYC areas first
- CBS2Some NYC families will have an opportunity to apply for free 2-K this fall
- ChalkbeatHere Are the Neighborhoods Getting Free Child Care for 2-Year-Olds This Fall
- New York Daily NewsMamdani, Hochul announce priority school districts for NYC's first 2-K programs
- BloombergNYC's Free 2-Year-Old Care to Start in Upper Manhattan, Bronx
- WNYCMamdani unveils new child care seats
- Politico ProMamdani looks to boost outreach for pre-K as deadline approaches
- CBS6Advocates in Albany call for tax hikes to pay for free childcare
- WXXIAlbany Child Care Play-In
- amNYMAMDANI'S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor open door to new 3k and 2k providers after five-year freeze
- The New YorkerThe People Who Will Actually Make Universal Child Care Happen
- Spectrum NewsAdvocates: Pay boost needed for child care workers to make New York's universal plan work
- BloombergWith Child-Care Bills Averaging $26,000, New York City Tries Free Program for Toddlers
- PoliticoHochul and Mamdani spent months quietly crafting a plan to expand free child care
- Gothamist4 fights facing Gov. Kathy Hochul in the New York state budget
- Politico ProQ&A: NYC child care czar Emmy Liss
- City & StateThe 2026 Albany Power 100
- VoxWhy universal child care is closer than ever in New York
- Spectrum NewsFor these New York parents, child care help would ease financial burden
- Gothamist5 child care promises Gov. Hochul made to New Yorkers in her State of the State
- WNYTChild care advocate backs governor's proposal, worries about federal freeze
- AMNYState of the State: ICE protections, transit improvements and other key items on Hochul's radar for 2026
- New York Daily NewsHochul State of the State plan to deliver child care for NYC 2-year-olds may fall short of need
- The GuardianMamdani's first 10 days: getting things done despite right's dystopian fantasies
- UnivisionNYUC Member Interview
- WNYC (Brian Lehrer Show)Hochul and Mamdani Propose Universal Childcare for 2-Year-Olds
- New York TimesHochul and Mamdani Announce Plan to Make N.Y. Child Care Universal
- Associated PressMamdani and Hochul unveil free child care plan in New York City
- GothamistGov. Hochul, Mayor Mamdani announce push for free child care for NYC 2-year-olds
- BloombergMamdani and Hochul Pitch Free Childcare for Two-Year-Olds
- New York Daily NewsHochul unveils free childcare plan for 2-year-olds in NYC, handing a win to Mamdani and herself
- PoliticoHochul unveils child care expansion plan alongside Mamdani
- Albany Times UnionHochul proposes child care expansion through universal pre-K, more subsidies
- NewsdayHochul, Mamdani announce child care plans, including boosting access to pre-kindergarten
- City & State NYHochul, side by side with Mamdani, announces plan to roll out universal child care
- Queens ChronicleNYS inches closer to universal childcare
- Capitol ConfidentialNew York's 2026 legislative session has begun at the state Capitol
- CBS6NYS lawmakers talk affordability, federal policies and immigration as 2026 Session begins
- Brooklyn EagleRally with elected officials will push for Universal Child Care
- North Country Public RadioCould New York State actually adopt a universal childcare model?
202599 stories
- City & StateThe education challenges the Mamdani administration faces
- ChalkbeatPay teachers more, 311 for parents, move district boundaries: How Mamdani could improve NYC schools
- Politico NYTax Da Rich
- Daily NewsNYers support boosting taxes on the wealthy to pay for free child care: poll
- DissentThe Child-Care Challenge
- The CutCan Anyone Afford a Job Around Here?
- Politico NYMenin and Mamdani could find common ground on child care push
- The ChiefWorkers, babies and electeds rally for universal child care outside Gov. Hochul's office
- Times UnionHochul wants universal child care. A new report suggests a starting point.
- Hell GateMamdani's First 100 Days, Child Care Edition: 'Fixing What Adams Broke'
- NY PostNYC charter schools snubbed by Zohran Mamdani transition team as special interests gobble up posts
- SI AdvanceStaten Island leaders appointed to Mamdani's 400-person transition team
- ChalkbeatMamdani's education transition committee: child care, higher ed, policy pros, but no K-12 teachers
- USA TodayMamdani says he'll bring free child care to NYC. It's not easy, but is it possible?
- Politico NYMamdani is building a universal child care team, but faces daunting financial and logistical challenges
- City & StateThe next step toward Universal Child Care is free 2-Care for All
- ChalkbeatMamdani's $6 billion universal child care plan: How will NYC fund, staff, and scale up the program?
- Financial TimesA perfect storm: how New York's affordability crisis reshaped its politics
- ChalkbeatMamdani's child care promise: Who's advising the mayor-elect on his ambitious plan?
- The 19thThe issue that forged the unlikely Mamdani-Hochul alliance
- WNYC Morning EditionNew York's Child Care Crisis segment
- GothamistNYC parents, struggling to pay for child care, get ready to vote for mayor
- ChalkbeatFree pre-K isn't enough: Why families with young kids are leaving NYC before kindergarten
- PoliticoChild Care Plan for Next Mayor
- Politico ProAdvocacy groups lay out roadmap for universal child care for next mayor
- WNYC30 Issues in 30 Days: New York's Child Care Crisis
- NY FocusWho's In Hochul's Mystery Universal Child Care Coalition?
- AMNYThe demand for affordable child care rises as Election Day approaches
- Daily NewsHochul says she's aligned with Mamdani on universal childcare, but at odds over funding
- THE CITYIn Rare Joint Appearance, Hochul Backs Mamdani's Push for Universal Child Care
- GothamistMamdani, Gov. Hochul agree on universal child care. How to pay for it? Not so much
- New York TimesWho Can Afford Three Kids in New York City?
- New York TimesZohran Mamdani Has Ambitious Plans. How Much Will They Cost?
- Daily NewsYoung NYC parents squeezed by child care costs playing crucial role in the mayoral race
- Politico PlaybookThe Jacobs Fallout
- AMNYNYC needs a fundamental rethink of how it treats parents
- New York TimesMamdani's Voters Want Free Child Care. Here's How He Could Do It.
- Vital CityFree Child Care in Real Life: What It Will Take to Implement
- Gothamist3,000 kids in NYC waitlisted for child care vouchers despite funding boost
- GoverningUniversal Child Care Can't Be Done? Keep an Eye on What NYC Is Doing.
- PoliticoCan New York City spark a national movement to provide universal child care for infants and toddlers?
- The GuardianZohran Mamdani's campaign proposes free childcare. Is it finally a winning policy?
- LAistChildcare is a key issue in NYC's mayoral race. Advocates in California are taking note
- New YorkerThe Case for Zohranomics
- ChalkbeatNYC budget deal includes free child care pilot program, boost for preschoolers with disabilities
- BloombergCan Zohran Mamdani Give New York City Families Free Child Care?
- New York Times'Motherhood Should Come With a Warning Label'
- NY1Lander on NYUC
- City & State NYOpinion: The path to universal child care for New Yorkers' youngest can start here
- Current AffairsThey Always Call You Unrealistic
- 1010winsRally coverage
- Patch7 Questions With Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander
- PoliticoCandidates rally behind after-school child care
- Hell Gate3-K Hunger Games
- ChalkbeatNYC preschool offers yield waitlists in some neighborhoods, empty seats in others
- NY Daily NewsThousands of NYC families don't receive 3-K offers to their chosen schools
- News12Parents & Local Leaders Call for the Mayor to Protect Child Care Funding in the Budget
- Bronx TimesBronx families face voucher freeze as Adams, Hochul clash over childcare funding
- The CityTouting $115B 'Best Budget Ever,' Mayor Adams Braves Looming Trump and Economy Risks
- Bronx TimesCouncil Member Riley urges Bronx parents to sign petition for free childcare for 2-year-olds
- No One is Coming to Save UsMake Child Care Guaranteed
- GothamistShould NYC pensions pay for universal child care? Brannan pitches $500M investment
- PoliticoMost city voters back universal childcare as issue emerges in mayor's race, poll finds
- ABC 7Push for Free Child Care
- New York TimesThe Child Care Crisis Is Motivating These New York City Voters
- GothamistIn a reversal, Mayor Adams agrees to fund NYC's 3-K program over the long term
- City & State NYEric Adams embraces his favorite scapegoat Bill de Blasio
- PIX11Funding for NYC Pre-K and 3-K permanently locked in: Mayor
- GothamistPilot program offering free extended hours for NYC preschoolers may run out of money
- NY Daily NewsNYC needs universal child care now
- ChalkbeatNYC Council wants $800 million more for education than Eric Adams proposed
- Crain'sHelp small businesses by supporting Universal Public Childcare
- The GuardianHow did childcare in the US become so absurdly expensive
- New York TimesA 'Life-Changing' Child Care Program in New York Could Soon Collapse
- NY Daily NewsMayoral candidate Brad Lander proposes sweeping $1.3B preschool plan
- AMNYFighting for 2-Care: Why we can't wait for free child care for two-year-olds
- NBC New YorkHow federal cuts in education funding could impact NYC students and schools
- ChalkbeatAdams appoints new head of City Hall office for child care, as advocates call for more funding
- NY Daily NewsCouncil Speaker Adrienne Adams proposes expanding child-care subsides to more NYC families
- Early Learning NationCould New York Become the First Major City to Offer Universal Child Care?
- NY Daily NewsThe child care fix NYC really needs
- BK ReaderAdvocates Push For Free Childcare For 2 Year Olds
- VoxThe kid-friendly policy that's quietly sweeping the country
- Brooklyn EagleParents, Council's Hanif rally for free childcare
- 1010WinsPark Slope parents collect signatures to expand free child care
- LoHud/GannettNew York State needs to guarantee pre-K and 3-K access
- CBS6How far away is New York from universal free child care?
- GothamistMayoral challengers seize on child care fight, seeing vulnerability for Mayor Adams
- The New YorkerWhy Is the Riverside Church's Century-Old Preschool Facing Closure?
- GothamistFamilies scrambling after NYC ends leases at 5 early child care centers
- AMNYUniversal childcare push at City Hall park sees hundreds of parents and tots urge City Hall to lift economic hardships
- CBS NewsDozens march outside City Hall calling for universal day care
- 1010Wins'The cost of child care is pushing parents to their breaking point': NYC parents, officials campaign for universal 2-Care
- ChalkbeatUniversal child care for 2-year-olds? It's what some NYC advocates and elected officials want
- NY Daily NewsAmid NYC affordability crisis, parents, advocates launch bid for universal child care
- New York TimesAdams Makes the Case for New York and for Himself
- FingerLakes.comEXCLUSIVE: Less talk, more action is needed to improve NYS childcare, advocates say
- NY Daily NewsNYC Mayor Adams takes aim at homelessness, mental illness in State of the City address
- ChalkbeatBanking in schools, free swim lessons: education proposals in Adams' 'State of the City' speech
202471 stories
- Times UnionFree child care will make New York an affordable place to raise a family again
- NY MagThe Miracle of Universal Pre-K
- New York TimesIt Was a Haven for New York Families. Now They Can't Afford to Stay.
- Politico NYTorres on the road
- WETM ElmiraAdvocates push 5-year free universal childcare plan
- ABC 10Advocates push 5-year free universal childcare plan
- FOX5Brooklyn parents rally against Mayor Adams's budget cuts threatening Pre-K, 3-K programs
- News 12Advocates, lawmakers rally against budget cuts for 3-K, pre-K in NYC
- GothamistHow parents and officials hope to bring NY universal child care over 5 years
- NY Daily NewsUniversal child care poised to become campaign issue in NYC mayoral race
- Hell GateIs 2025 the Year New York Democrats Pass Universal Child Care?
- Politico NYChallengers assail NYC Mayor Eric Adams over pre-K rollbacks
- NY Daily NewsPublic child care for all makes sense
- Brooklyn EagleNew Yorkers United for Childcare marks first birthday with fundraiser party
- Daily NewsHalf of NYC working moms face job-related disruptions due to child care woes: study
- BK ReaderParents Press State Senator Myrie on Lowering Childcare Costs
- AMNYNYC child care vouchers increase, more preschool seats added: Mayor's report
- Hell GateParents Say Mayor Adams's 3-K Promise Is a 'Joke' After Given Seats Miles From Home
- Fox 5Mayor Adams unveils $100M plan to make child care more affordable across NYC
- AMNYMayor, Council hit reset on NYC's free pre-K and preschool programs
- Daily NewsAll NYC families who applied to 3-K on time have received an offer: Education Department
- GothamistFamilies flee NYC in droves over child care costs, affordability
- GothamistTop official in charge of NYC early childhood education exits after years of criticism
- The CityKara Ahmed, NYC's Head of Early Childhood Education, to Leave After Turbulent Tenure
- New York TimesFree 3-K for all? Not Quite
- AMNYMayor and Council Speaker reach $112B budget deal that restores many unpopular cuts
- Daily NewsNYC budget deal partially restores early childhood spending
- ABC7New York City public library money to be fully restored as part of a city budget
- Amsterdam NewsEarly childhood education is essential, but is funding it?
- PoliticoLeading New York City progressive, mulling 2025 challenge to Eric Adams, to blast mayor's budget cut
- Daily NewsNYC grandparents urge Mayor Adams to reverse cuts to public 3-K program
- NY1Advocates call on Adams to restore cuts to early education ahead of budget deadline
- FOX5Child care costs: Breaking down NYC's crisis as summer 2024 approaches
- The City3-K Seat Shortages Rally Parents to 'Playdate' Protest at City Hall
- CBS2NYC public schools getting money back as budget negotiations continue
- Politico PlaybookFr3k Out
- ChalkbeatAs NYC preschool offers release, some families are left without a 3-K seat
- CBS2Thousands of NYC families wait-listed for free 3-K program
- GothamistNYC lawmakers pitch reversing Mayor Adams' planned budget cuts to 3-K, schools and more
- New York TimesMayor Adams Walks Back Budget Cuts Many Saw as Unnecessary
- City & StateNYC commits $500 million for at-risk education programs
- Daily NewsNYC to restore $500 million to bolster 3-K, other education programs on the chopping block
- ChalkbeatEric Adams commits $500 million to partially avert fiscal cliff for NYC schools
- GothamistMayor Adams restores early childhood education funding after parent backlash
- AMNYMayor Adams restores $500 million for education, leaves open-ended questions about free child care in NYC
- Politico PlaybookPlaytime Is Over
- CBS23K and pre-K budget cuts driving NYC kids out of public schools, advocates say
- Caribbean LifePrioritizing investments in early childhood education for New York City's economy and future
- The CutMs. Rachel Is Not Happy About New York's Child-Care Funding Cuts
- NY PostYouTube star Ms. Rachel slams Mayor Adams' cuts to early childhood education
- FOX 5Ms. Rachel, YouTube star known as 'Beyoncé for toddlers,' calls out NYC mayor for preschool cuts
- The IndependentMs Rachel is fighting for New York parents as mayor slashes funding for early childhood education
- PIX 11YouTube star Ms. Rachel calls out Mayor Adams' cuts to early education
- NBC NYChildren's YouTube star 'Ms Rachel' fights NYC early childhood education cuts
- AMNYPrioritizing investments in early childhood education for New York City's economy and future
- FOX5Over 80% of NYC families cannot afford childcare amid soaring costs: Report
- GothamistHow hard is it to get a 3-K seat in your NYC ZIP code? Check this map.
- Daily NewsNYC Mayor Adams casts doubt on Chancellor Banks' optimism over undoing preschool cuts
- Daily NewsNYC Council grills Chancellor Banks on plans to save expiring education programs
- NY1 NoticiasProtestan por los recortes presupuestarios del departamento de Educación
- CBSNew York City parents protest proposed budget cuts to 3-K and pre-K child care
- AMNYFighting child care cuts, NYC parents organize petition to mayor at local playgrounds
- CBSIn advance of Monday's hearing, parents rally to prevent cuts to New York City's preschool program
- PoliticoCuts to New York's pre-K spell political trouble for Eric Adams
- New York TimesA $30,000 Question: Who Will Get a Free Preschool Seat in New York City?
- AMNYHow will millions in NYC child care budget cuts impact thousands of families?
- PoliticoChild care coalescing
- GothamistMayor Adams overhauls literacy for young kids while seeking early education cuts
- City Limits'Women Forward NYC' Can't Succeed While the Mayor Cuts Child Care
- News 12Brooklyn parents fight for universal child care
- AMNYClosing the gap: Mayor Adams details $43M 'action plan' to boost women and gender equity
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