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New York City parents could soon have access to free child care for their 2-year-olds under a new partnership announced Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Speaking at the Flatbush ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Like a curious toddler, the cost of child care continues to rise across the U.S. and Tampa Bay. For many families, it takes two incomes to cover the day-to-day bills. With both parents ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city and state will deliver free child care for 2-year-olds at a press conference on Jan. 8, 2026. Andrew Schwartz / SplashNews.com New ...

The lack of affordable child care is creating significant hardships for many families, new research finds, with 1 in 5 households reporting having to cut back on coverage or resort to less desirable ...

MINNEAPOLIS — It has been a difficult month for local child care providers, with centers reporting fraud allegations, funding cuts and now visits from federal immigration authorities. Three child care ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is keeping families with young kids at the center of her political agenda this year, vowing to make child care universal and affordable across New York. During her State of the State ...

When Kathy Hochul announced her endorsement of Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, the more moderate governor stressed that while she had distinct policy differences with him, the two had areas of ...

New York inched toward socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s lofty promise of universal child care Thursday — as Gov. Kathy Hochul rolled out a multi-billion-dollar plan to vastly expand kids programs. The ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Thursday a new plan to provide free and subsidized child care across New York City. Mamdani made this child care option a major part of his platform before ...

Small Stride Academy has been caring for children in the Beverly neighborhood for about 40 years, but the day care center and preschool isn’t sure how it will keep its doors open if subsidies that ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a historic announcement Thursday that puts New York one step closer to providing universal child care for all families. Hochul ...