New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the expansion of the state’s Child Care Assistance program in 17 localities.
The move to expand child care subsidies comes after the state received $20 million in federal funding to reduce or eliminate wait lists for child care subsidies. Localities receiving portions of the fund could also use it for innovative child care programming that will expand available child care slots.
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services is responsible for administering the funding for child care services. The funding is now available until September 2021.
The allocation of funding for child care services builds upon Gov. Cuomo’s record of helping low-income New Yorkers. The state already invested more than $800 million to increase access to high-quality and affordable child care.
Providing child care subsidies is essential to New York State’s economy
Gov. Cuomo created the Child Care Availability Task Force to determine innovative approaches to affordability and access to child care.
