NYC closes child care voucher applications: Here’s what that means for families

NYC Halts New Child Care Voucher Applications as Adams and Hochul Clash Over $1B Funding Gap

NEW YORK – Thousands of families in New York City were dealt a blow Monday as officials paused new applications for subsidized child care, blaming a budget shortfall and a standoff between City Hall and Albany over how to fund the nearly $1 billion program. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email […]

NYC parents shut out from childcare vouchers as Adams and Hochul spar over who will pay for the $1B program

First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro told reporters Monday morning that new families would start being put on a waitlist as the city only has enough money to cover existing enrollees.

NYC closes child care voucher applications: Here’s what that means for families

New York City is closing enrollment to new applicants of child care vouchers due to a standoff between the city and state, according to a recent media report.

NYC closes child care voucher enrollment amid Adams-Hochul standoff over funding

New York City parents are getting cut off child care vouchers amid a standoff between Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul over who pays for the hundreds of million dollar program. On Monday, First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro announced the city was closing enrollment to new applicants who qualify for the subsidies by income. Families who continue to apply for the vouchers will be put on a waitlist until further notice. “Today, the state has essentially for…

Daycare Funding Fight Could Leave Thousands of Families Scrambling

Thousands of families hoping to enroll their children in affordable daycare may soon be placed on a waitlist as a result of a funding fight over New York’s child care voucher program.

Bronx families face voucher freeze as Adams, Hochul clash over childcare funding – Bronx Times

Ongoing budget disputes between New York City and Albany halted enrollment in a vital childcare voucher program Monday that serves more than 60,000 families statewide—many of them in the Bronx, where parents face the city’s highest childcare cost burden. First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro announced Monday that families applying for subsidies through the threatened Child Care Assistance Program would be waitlisted indefinitely, blaming Albany for th…