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Campaign’s Statement re. DOE’s payments to early childcare and education providers
November 3rd, 2022
Campaign for Children is greatly relieved that the Department of Education affirmed its commitment this morning to paying at least 75% of the contract value for early childhood education programs. We look forward to working with DOE to ensure that …
C4C Statement on the NYC FY23 Adopted Budget
June 17th, 2022
Campaign for Children applauds Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams for several crucial investments announced in the FY 2023 Budget Agreement. In particular Campaign for Children appreciates the following investments:
- $10 million to provide child care for
Campaign For Children briefs incoming Councilmembers
December 9th, 2021
On December 7th, 2021 the Campaign for Children steering committee briefed newly-elected City Councilmembers on the scope and most pressing needs of the early childhood education and youth services systems.
View the presentation here:
Letter: Immediate action needed to address contract and payment delays in Early Care & Education system
August 10th, 2021
Dear Mayor de Blasio:
We write to urgently request your assistance in making crucially needed funding available to
non-profit organizations with contracts under Department of Education’s Birth-to-Five and Head
Start/ Early Head Start RFPs. These contracts began on July 1, …
Campaign for Children Statement on the City Adopted Budget for FY 2022
July 1st, 2021
New York: July 1, 2021- The Campaign for Children, a coalition of more than 150 organizations working towards high-quality early childhood education and after-school programs for every child in New York City released the following statement on the NYC FY …
NYC Lacks Full Workday Year-Round Child Care Options for Working Parents
June 24th, 2021
Publicly funded early care and education is a lifeline for working parents in the city, allowing caregivers to pursue career opportunities and provide for their families, while children benefit from licensed and high-quality early education settings. Mayor de Blasio’s FY …
NYC’s Child Care Affordability Crisis Displaces Women and Households with Low Incomes from the Labor Force
June 24th, 2021
As the city reopens and our economy begins to recover from the pandemic, it is crucial that we support parents, particularly Black and Latino New Yorkers, women and communities of color who have been disproportionately impacted by the economic downturn, …
Letter: Support Needed for Summer Rising Program
June 22nd, 2021
We write today as youth serving providers, advocates, and community-based organizations to call on the
Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) and the Department of Education (DOE) to
immediately address underfunding in the new Summer Rising program. Without increased …
Letter: Immediate Actions Needed to Stabilize New York City’s Child Care Sector and Support Working Families
June 17th, 2021
We write today as child care providers, advocates, and community-based organizations to call on the Department of Education (DOE) and City to immediately rectify various issues that have arisen in the City’s contracted and publicly funded early care and education …
Cuomo said camps can reopen June 29, but programs for thousands of low-income New Yorkers might not have the funding
June 4th, 2020
Directors at city-funded summer camps felt a spark of hope this week: Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that day camps could open June 29, as New York begins its phased-in reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic.
But these providers, who serve thousands …
