1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (850+ words) Advocates welcomed the additional funding but said it falls short of need and doesn’t do enough to support workers. Governor Kathy Hochul’s final budget agreement with the state legislature makes a landmark investment in child care — but advocates worry gaps…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1201+ words) Shelter providers have had to lay off staff, while the children’s already uncertain futures have become even murkier. The Trump administration has eliminated funding to at least five New York nonprofits that collectively took in more than $600 million over the…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1652+ words) Trump administration rules are keeping immigrant kids detained, even when their parents are available to care for them. Families are using a new legal tool to free them. Maria, a 34-year-old construction worker, learned last November that her 11-year-old son…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1224+ words) The Hochul administration now has a chance to relax New York’s child care staffing ratios — among the country’s strictest — after 26 years. But will it? With operating costs climbing across the board, from utilities to insurance, Fuentes said it simply isn’t…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1274+ words) The state’s universal pre-K funding model is notoriously complex. How does it actually work, and can the governor’s plan fix it? Last week, the state legislature officially backed Governor Kathy Hochul’s plan to offer every 4-year-old in New York a…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (848+ words) The Senate and Assembly budget proposals included most of the governor’s ambitious child care plans — but lawmakers have other ideas for Foundation Aid. State lawmakers have signed off on the governor’s sweeping child care plan with few changes, but they…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1229+ words) For years, Susanna Saul has been reassuring some of her clients that it’s safe to apply for public benefits, even if they’re not citizens. Now, she isn’t sure what to say. Saul directs legal programs at Her Justice, a Manhattan-based…...