New York City's 2-K Program to Expand to Every Borough Next Fall

Free 2-K coming to all of Staten Island and the Bronx as Mamdani, Hochul unveil 10,000-seat expansion

New York City will add 10,000 free 2-K seats next fall, expanding the program to all five boroughs, including the entirety of Staten Island and the Bronx, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday as part of their push for universal childcare. The expansion, set for fall 2027, will bring the program to more than half of the city's 32 geographic school districts, up from the five where it launched this September. The city also p…

Mayor Mamdani announces next phase of 2-K in NYC: Here are the school districts on the list

With the expansion, there will be more than 12,000 children enrolled in the 2-K program, a roughly sixfold increase in capacity over the first year pilot. The goal is to make the program universal across NYC by 2029.

These are the NYC neighborhoods that will get free 2-K next fall

Line of pre-school children crossing street with teacher. All of Staten Island and the Bronx will be eligible for seats. [ more › ]

NYC’s 2-K program set to expand to the Bronx and Staten Island

New York City's free childcare program for two-year-olds will expand by 10,000 seats next year, including in the Bronx and on Staten Island.

NYC Mayor Mamdani, Gov. Hochul bring free 2-K to all of Staten Island in major expansion

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The free 2-K program is coming to Staten Island next fall.

New York City's 2-K program to expand to every borough next fall

The expansion will give more than 12,000 children access to 2-K, up from the 2,000 who got seats during this year’s initial rollout.