New York Metropolis Mayor Zohran Mamdani introduced final Friday that households can now see the primary spherical of 2-Okay program choices forward of the applying course of, which opens on Tuesday.
The listing of program choices could be discovered on MySchools and options greater than 550 home-based and center-based early childhood applications throughout a number of faculty districts together with 6, 10, 18, 23 and 27, offering households a number of choices aimed to fulfill their wants.
“The price of youngster care has grow to be a crushing burden that pushes households out of our metropolis and stops working folks from getting forward,” Mamdani mentioned. “2-Okay is about giving each youngster the strongest doable begin whereas giving dad and mom the liberty and stability they deserve. As purposes open, we encourage each household in these first communities to discover their choices, apply by MySchools and make the most of this historic funding in New York households.”
The mayor first introduced the 2-Okay program again in January together with Governor Kathy Hochul. This system will present full-day, full-year youngster care no matter ZIP code, revenue or immigration standing.
Households will be capable of apply for 2-Okay seats within the included districts starting this Tuesday, with affords launched in August. Functions could be submitted by MySchools, by calling 718-935-2009, or by visiting one of many Metropolis’s Household Welcome Facilities.
“Preventing for New York households has at all times been on the core of my agenda and reaching reasonably priced, common youngster care is likely one of the some ways we’re working to make New York the most effective place to boost a household,” Hochul mentioned. “At present’s announcement means households throughout New York Metropolis may have entry to free, high-quality, full-day, full-year youngster look after two-year-olds for the primary time. I’m proud to proceed partnering with the Mayor to place our transformative investments to work to make the imaginative and prescient of reaching common youngster care a actuality.”
Earlier this month, Mayor Mamdani partnered with Bronx-born rapper Cardi B and Lin-Manuel Miranda to host a 2-Okay jingle contest, with New Yorkers presently voting to decide on the winner.
