What Would It Take to Provide Universal Child Care? - Revolutionary Communists of America

What Would It Take to Provide Universal Child Care? - Revolutionary Communists of America

For working-class families in New York, paying for childcare often costs more than the rent on an apartment. On average, the cost of care for a single child in the city is $22,500 a year—around $1,900 per month. No wonder 80% of NYC families said they couldn’t afford it in 2024, or that new parents are forced to leave the city by the thousands. The demand for free universal childcare for all NYC children between six weeks and five years of age w…

Universal Child Care Won’t Work Without the Workforce

ALBANY, N.Y. (January 13, 2026) — In response to Governor Hochul’s State of the State address on Tuesday, the public education advocacy organization Alliance for Quality Education released the following statement: “The investments that Governor Hochul has proposed for child care and pre-K are welcome and meaningful, but without investment to raise wages for the child … Continue reading Universal Child Care Won’t Work Without the Workforce