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Council subcommittee opens oversight on path to universal child care; administration lays out 2K pilot and interagency plan
Summary
At the first hearing of the New York City Council’s new subcommittee on early childhood education, the mayor’s office and DOE outlined a staged rollout of free child care (including a 2K pilot), while council members and providers pressed for concrete answers on permitting, voucher waitlists, provider payments and pay parity.
The New York City Council’s newly formed Subcommittee on Early Childhood Education convened its first hearing to press city officials for a timeline and details on the administration’s plan to expand free child care and move toward universal coverage.
Speaker Julie Menon opened the session and framed the issue as an urgent economic and social priority, saying universal child care is needed to restore workforce participation lost when parents — mostly mothers — cannot afford care. "We truly cannot afford to wait any longer," Menon said, noting prior Council legislation in 2022 and that she is sponsoring bills to help expand space and streamline permitting.
Emmy Liss, executive director of the mayor’s Office of Childcare and Early Childhood Education, told the subcommittee the administration’s vision is "a system in which every family…
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