New York City is hitting a soft reset on its popular universal pre-kindergarten and preschool programs as the two have for years been plagued by long wait
lists and a lack of available seats for the communities most in need, city officials announced Thursday.
City Council Member Justin Brannan with City Council Member Rita Joseph and Mayor Eric Adams at an education announcement in Brooklyn on Aug. 29, 2024.The working group was established as part of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget deal reached by the mayor and council in late June, which included $100 million to fund the plan.
“They’re saying they’re doing outreach, nobody has seen it,” Balin said in an interview with amNewYork Metro. “The other thing that’s really concerning is that he’s saying that there’s full-day, full-year seats, but no details. When are we going to find out about where those seats are going? I mean, the first day of school is around the corner.”
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