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Mayor’s Office for Child Care and Early Childhood Education In 2023, New York City established the Mayor's Office for Child Care and Early Childhood Education, which aims to provide equitable, high-quality, and affordable early education and care for the city’s families. The office is expected to coordinate strategy and planning across city agencies, encourage innovation through partnerships with various stakeholders, and focus on effective communication, policy advocacy, and public engagement, as part of the city’s Blueprint for Child Care and Early Childhood Education, a plan from 2022 that outlines ways to improve the accessibility, equitability, and quality of care in New York City’s early childhood system. Learn more: Mayor’s Office for Child Care and Early Childhood Education Sources: Amin, R. (2023, February 10). Adams creates new City Hall office for child care, early childhood education. Chalkbeat New York. Office of the Mayor, New York City. (2023, February 10). Mayor Adams Announces Creation of First-ever Mayor's Office of Child Care and Early Childhood Education [Press release].	Infrastructure to Support Early Childhood Systems Administrative + Governance Models	2023				In 2023, New York City established the Mayor's Office for Child Care and Early Childhood Education, which aims to provide equitable, high-quality, and affordable early education and care for the city’s families. The office is expected to coordinate strategy and planning across city agencies, encourage innovation through partnerships with various stakeholders, and focus on effective communication, policy advocacy, and public engagement, as part of the city’s Blueprint for Child Care and Early Childhood Education, a plan from 2022 that outlines ways to improve the accessibility, equitability, and quality of care in New York City’s early childhood system. Learn more: Mayor’s Office for Child Care and Early Childhood Education Sources: Amin, R. (2023, February 10). Adams creates new City Hall office for child care, early childhood education. Chalkbeat New York. Office of the Mayor, New York City. (2023, February 10). Mayor Adams Announces Creation of First-ever Mayor's Office of Child Care and Early Childhood Education [Press release].
NYC Pre-K For All Launched in 2014, New York City's universal Pre-K for All program serves 4-year-old children across the city's 5 boroughs. Pre-K for All was followed by a pilot of 3-K for All, a version of the program for 3-year-olds, in 2017. Pre-K for All operates through a mixed-delivery system, and children are served by community-based organizations, public schools, and Pre-K Centers, the last of which are pre-K and 3-K-only facilities run by Department of Education (DOE) staff. All 4-year-olds are eligible for "School Day" slots, which provide education and care for 6 hours and 20 minutes a day during the school year, which typically runs from September to June. Some families are eligible for additional programs, including extended-day and extended-year education and care. Expansion efforts in the City are currently stalled as a new administration may pull back expanding access for both pre-K and 3K. Learn More: New York City Pre-K Sources:New York State Education Department. (n.d.). Universal Prekindergarten Expansion Funding.New York Times. (2023). New York City’s Pre-K System Was a Model. Now Employees Say It’s a Mess.New York City Public Schools. (n.d.). 3-K for All & Pre-K for All Handbook.	Expansion Public Pre-K Universal Pre-K Policy (4-Year-Olds)	2014		State-Funded Pre-K	Number of 3- and 4-year-olds served (as of Jan 2023): 90,000 Minimum hours of operation: 6 hrs 20 mins/day; 180 days/yr	Launched in 2014, New York City's universal Pre-K for All program serves 4-year-old children across the city's 5 boroughs. Pre-K for All was followed by a pilot of 3-K for All, a version of the program for 3-year-olds, in 2017. Pre-K for All operates through a mixed-delivery system, and children are served by community-based organizations, public schools, and Pre-K Centers, the last of which are pre-K and 3-K-only facilities run by Department of Education (DOE) staff. All 4-year-olds are eligible for "School Day" slots, which provide education and care for 6 hours and 20 minutes a day during the school year, which typically runs from September to June. Some families are eligible for additional programs, including extended-day and extended-year education and care. Expansion efforts in the City are currently stalled as a new administration may pull back expanding access for both pre-K and 3K. Learn More: New York City Pre-K Sources:New York State Education Department. (n.d.). Universal Prekindergarten Expansion Funding.New York Times. (2023). New York City’s Pre-K System Was a Model. Now Employees Say It’s a Mess.New York City Public Schools. (n.d.). 3-K for All & Pre-K for All Handbook.