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Good morning. It’s Amy with Chalkbeat New York.
All eyes are on NYC’s ambitious effort to bring free childcare to about 2,000 2-year-olds this fall. The city will rely on home-based providers, but might hit a bureaucratic snag: These providers must part of a larger network, and getting them to join a network might not be so easy. How Mayor Zohran Mamdani navigates this challenge could shape how effectively the city stands up its 2-K program.
We want to hear from childcare providers: Are you planning to sign up for the city’s free 2-K program? Email us: [email protected].
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Mamdani needs home-based childcare providers for 2-K. Can he get them to sign up?
In order to contract with New York City’s Education Department, home-based childcare providers must join a “Family Child Care Network.” Only about 20% have.
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What We’re Reading
A Mediocre Public-School Education for Just $40,000 a Pupil, The Atlantic(Paywall)
How the Public Can Help Mamdani Guide New York City Schools, Vital City (Opinion)
How a Brooklyn nonprofit uses robotics, mentorship and mediation to support gun violence prevention in NYC, Epicenter NYC
HS223 Juniors Prove They Mean Business at the First-Ever Professional Olympics, The Eagle Express (The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology newspaper)
Getting to the Point of National Honor Society, The Survey (Brooklyn Tech newspaper)
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Thumbnail image by Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.
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