The Call Blog: Coalition Fights Proposed Cuts To Child Care, After-School Programs

By JOHN SCHIUMO

Parents, education advocates and elected officials rallied on the steps of City Hall today against proposed cuts to child care and after-school programs. The newly formed “Campaign for Children” is hoping the City Council rejects Mayor Bloomberg’s preliminary budget proposal that would eliminate 15,900 child care slots and slash after-school programs for 31,600 children.