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Council hearing spotlights city plan to expand early‑childhood seats as agencies promise workforce steps
Summary
City officials and CUNY told council members the administration will pilot 2,002 2K seats this fall while building credential and apprenticeship pathways; witnesses urged immediate pay parity, clearer vacancy data and special‑education capacity.
City and education officials on Thursday outlined steps to grow New York’s early‑childhood workforce as the administration prepares to launch 2,002 seats for 2‑year‑olds this fall and expand further in 2027.
Emmy Liss, executive director of the Mayor’s Office of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, told the City Council subcommittee that the administration is building a “comprehensive plan for how we will grow, sustain, and support the child care workforce,” including career ladders, mentorship and partnership work with CUNY and employers. “Child care work is essential work. It is skilled work, and it is deeply impactful work,” Liss said.
The administration and the Department of Education said they will rely on a combination of…
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