Pre-K

Department of Education Chancellor David Banks testifies at a City Council budget hearing.

NYC Could Reverse Hundreds of Millions in Pre-K Cuts, Says Schools Chancellor

March 18, 2024, 5:55 p.m.March 18, 2024, 5:56 p.m.

At a City Council hearing, David Banks called the city cuts “extremely hurtful” and said he was “fighting like heck to get these cuts restored.”

City Hall

Budget Cuts Hit Preschools, Cops, Libraries as Mayor Blames Migrants

Nov. 16, 2023, 4:40 p.m.Nov. 17, 2023, 11:54 a.m.

A revised version of the mayor’s January budget now includes dramatic reductions in the funding of municipal services across the board.

Pre-K

NYC Vows to Pay Pre-K Providers after Lengthy Delays

Nov. 4, 2022, 3:59 p.m.Nov. 4, 2022, 4:28 p.m.

Schools chief promises pay and better for community groups educating youngsters.

Education

School Stimulus Funding Has Benefited 3-K — But Will the Program Continue to Grow?

Sept. 22, 2022, 3:40 p.m.Sept. 22, 2022, 3:58 p.m.

Stimulus money will run out, so the Adams istration is deciding how to fund child care and education for tots.

Coronavirus

COVID ‘Crisis Moment’ for Families With Children in NYC Pre-K and 3K Programs

Jan. 7, 2022, 2:54 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:02 a.m.

Ten-day quarantines are forcing families to keep young kids home, causing chaos for those in need of child care — regardless of negative COVID test results.

Queens

Planned Closure of Elmhurst Hospital Day Care Leaves Parents With Emergency

Feb. 10, 2020, 4:34 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Queens’ Little Elms Child Care Center — which operates rent-free at the city hospital — was relied upon by staffers and locals with few area options.

Pre-K

Nearly 2,000 Students With Special Needs Facing Preschool Lockout This Spring

Jan. 30, 2020, 5:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Years of insufficient state funding and closure of private pre-K programs cited among reasons for looming shortage of special education slots.

Education

NYC Boosts Salaries for 1,500 Non-Union Pre-K Teachers

Nov. 18, 2019, 5:10 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Pay for teachers in publicly funded but privately run programs would rise by October 2021 to $69,000 — on par with first-year public school teachers.

Schools

Pre-K Head Start Teachers Make Deal For Gap-Closing Raises

Oct. 3, 2019, 11:59 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

The tentative pact marks the second recent labor agreement aiming to bring the teachers’ pay in line with their peers who work in public schools.

Running Bill

Progressive Promises: Bill de Blasio’s New York City Record

May 15, 2019, 8:05 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

The mayor of America’s biggest city touts accomplishments from Pre-K to policing as he readies for the campaign trail. Here’s how he’s delivered.

Pre-K

NYC Could Reverse Hundreds of Millions in Pre-K Cuts, Says Schools Chancellor

Budget Cuts Hit Preschools, Cops, Libraries as Mayor Blames Migrants

NYC Vows to Pay Pre-K Providers after Lengthy Delays

School Stimulus Funding Has Benefited 3-K — But Will the Program Continue to Grow?

COVID ‘Crisis Moment’ for Families With Children in NYC Pre-K and 3K Programs

Planned Closure of Elmhurst Hospital Day Care Leaves Parents With Emergency

Nearly 2,000 Students With Special Needs Facing Preschool Lockout This Spring

NYC Boosts Salaries for 1,500 Non-Union Pre-K Teachers

Pre-K Head Start Teachers Make Deal For Gap-Closing Raises

Progressive Promises: Bill de Blasio’s New York City Record

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