Posts tagged pre-k
Executive Summary & Findings - Big Dreams for New York's Youngest Children: The future of early care and education

In October 2012, New York City put a plan into action that would upend its system for providing subsidized child care to working class and low-income families. The Bloomberg administration set out to take the city’s large and unwieldy assortment of early care and education programs—ranging from subsidized babysitting services to nationally accredited preschools—and blend them into a unified, holistic system serving children aged 6 weeks to 4 years old. Officials intended for this new system to spur improvements in quality, giving children the kind of rich learning experiences that would set them on track for educational success for years to come.

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Child Welfare, Childcare/Youth Services, Families and PovertyAbigail KramerCenter for New York City Affairs, child care, children's services, city government, CNYCA, communities, community organizations, community schools, early care, early education, EarlyLearn NYC, executive summary, government, local government, low-income families, new report, nonprofits, NYC, pre-k, public education, public policy, subsidized child careComment
Panel - Big Dreams for New York's Youngest Children: The future of early care and education
Child Welfare, Childcare/Youth ServicesAbigail KramerBrooklyn Kindergarten Society, Center for New York City Affairs, child care, children's services, city government, CNYCA, communities, community organizations, community schools, Cypress Hills Child Care Corporation, early care, early education, EarlyLearn NYC, government, local government, low-income families, nonprofits, NYC, pre-k, public education, public policy, subsidized child care, United Neighborhood Houses Comments