Majority of NYC toddlers eligible for affordable child care aren't enrolled, report finds
A majority of New York City’s infants and toddlers who are income-eligible to receive subsidized child care aren’t enrolled in programs even as theThe report released on Wednesday found that more than 120,000 children under 5 are served in public early care and education programs, but many families are still competing for seats in child care programs even where a number of options are available, while other caretakers say what’s offered doesn’t meet their needs as working parents.
A huge chunk of income-eligible infants and toddlers are not enrolled in subsidized child care programs.The report also found that even in neighborhoods with the most offerings of child care programs, there are up to four children for every available seat, showcasing how demand is far outpacing available resources. That includes areas like Staten Island's North Shore, parts of central and south Brooklyn, and northern Manhattan and the Bronx.
“While the early stages of robust outreach and engagement that made universal pre-K possible, those staff and outreach teams largely are nonexistent today,” March said. The report additionally found that child care programs offering year-round care and for longer hours each day have declined while programs offering care only during the school year and for six hours a day have increased.
“If they don't get into the public system, they're kind of out of luck and out of options,” Khan said. “Working-class families, middle-class families, they can't afford child care on the private market.”
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