Organizers say a recent study showed that 80% of New York City families with children cannot afford child care or after school programs.
Teachers, advocates and students rallied on the front steps of City Hall on Wednesday to fight for funding for early childhood education.They say even with promises being made that programs will be kept intact, there is still not enough access to sufficient child care for the youngest New Yorkers.
It comes amid outcry after funding to New York City's pre-K and 3-K programs was set to expire. Adams said the city will replace $92 million in lost federal stimulus funding for 3-K expansion, but there is still the proposed $170 million in cuts. "The lack of affordable child care options, ineffective management of our 3-K and pre-K programs, has pushed working and middle class families to the brink, New Yorkers are struggling to afford to raise their children here, leaving many to feel they have no choice but to leave the city to provide their children with a better life," Adrienne Adams said.
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