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• Funding Delays Threaten Rollout of Mamdani’s 2-K Program

  28-08-2026 01:46 via nytimes.com
  Many early childhood centers, the backbone of New York City’s universal child care system, have not received money from the city for this school year, some day care operators said.
  
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• Mamdani Gave These Parents a Night Off. This Is How They Spent It.

  17-08-2026 18:24 via nytimes.com
  New York City provided four hours of free babysitting to about 500 families. Parents used the time to reconnect with each other and to tackle chores uninterrupted.
  
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• Apparent Murder-Suicide at Minnesota Day Care Center Leaves 3 Dead

  13-08-2026 01:10 via nytimes.com
  A husband stabbed his wife and daughter in Hopkins, Minn., before shooting himself, officials said. The authorities also were investigating the killing of another relative in a nearby suburb.
  
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• 3 People Are Killed at a Minnesota Day Care Center

  12-08-2026 20:54 via nytimes.com
  The authorities in Hopkins, Minn., said two adults and a child, all family members, were killed at an in-home day care center.
  
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• Three People Are Killed at a Minnesota Day Care Center

  12-08-2026 18:42 via nytimes.com
  The authorities in Hopkins, Minn., said two adults and a child, all family members, were killed at an in-home day care center.
  
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• Free Day Care Spots Lift a $26,000 Burden for These N.Y.C. Families

  05-08-2026 20:37 via nytimes.com
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to expand free child care to 2-year-olds began in four communities. The first 2,000 families to get a seat were thrilled.
  
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• How High Could the Bill for Free Child Care Go?

  04-08-2026 11:04 via nytimes.com
  A report from the Center for New York City Affairs projected that Mayor Zohran Mamdani might have underestimated the cost of expanding the current 3-K and pre-K programs.
  
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• Mamdani May Need to Find $5 Billion More a Year for Free Child Care

  03-08-2026 09:00 via nytimes.com
  A new report by the Center for New York City Affairs projected that a child care system for all children under 5 could cost the city about $9 billion a year.
  
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• Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It

  31-07-2026 22:31 via nytimes.com
  The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.
  
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• Former Child Care Worker in Sydney Facing Over 300 Abuse Charges Is Identified

  15-07-2026 04:15 via nytimes.com
  A Sydney court lifted the suppression order on identifying a man accused of abusing more than 100 children over 16 years.
  
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• Health Dept. Rescinds Freeze on $10 Billion for 5 Democratic States

  14-07-2026 03:57 via nytimes.com
  The reversal of the funding pause came after the administration faced repeated setbacks in a suit challenging the decision, which could have jeopardized programs for low-income households.
  
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• How a Family of 5 Lives on $46,000 a Year in Wakefield

  13-07-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  After a career spent working primarily as a teacher’s assistant, Glennys Torres and her family took a risk starting a new business.
  
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• What We Should Learn From Nordic Happiness

  04-07-2026 13:09 via nytimes.com
  Scandinavia is the land of five-week vacations, virtually free university, one-year parental leaves, easy child care — and very happy citizens.
  
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• Mamdani Ends Day Care Contract With Eric Adams’s Former Romantic Partner

  25-06-2026 09:00 via nytimes.com
  The city had accused Jasmine Ray of fiscal mismanagement. She said that she had been unfairly targeted because of her ties to the former mayor.
  
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• How Remote Work Has Helped a Generation of Working Parents

  21-06-2026 09:00 via nytimes.com
  Post-pandemic, a new openness to accommodating family needs has made it possible for more mothers and fathers to balance work and parenting — particularly mothers of young children.
  
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• They Want to Be Better Fathers, One Braid at a Time

  20-06-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  As millennial men take on more child care responsibilities, workshops are teaching dads how to style their daughters’ hair and challenging the norms of fatherhood.
  
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• Working Parents Say They’re in a Losing Battle Over Their Time

  16-06-2026 16:00 via nytimes.com
  Most like having a job but say it leaves them too few hours for their children and other pursuits, a Pew survey shows.
  
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• The American Family Is at a Breaking Point. Our Politics Have Finally Noticed.

  08-06-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Society has treated parenting as a private endeavor. But what if raising children is also a public good?
  
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• Mamdani Is Under Pressure to Act Amid Slowing Job Growth in New York

  02-06-2026 09:00 via nytimes.com
  As New York City faces slowing job growth and broader economic concerns, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has not offered a detailed plan to create jobs.
  
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• Can I Ask My Parents to Put Away Their Phones When They Watch My Children?

  20-05-2026 15:00 via nytimes.com
  A reader dreads the thought of chiding his parents for their distracted babysitting, but he has already noticed the potential risks of their inattention.
  
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• Despite Mamdani’s Outreach, Interest in N.Y.C. Pre-K Programs Is Flat

  19-05-2026 20:24 via nytimes.com
  Expanding child care is a pillar of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s affordability agenda. Newly released application numbers may raise questions about strategy and demand.
  
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• Interest in N.Y.C. Pre-K Programs Is Flat, Despite Mamdani’s Outreach

  19-05-2026 09:00 via nytimes.com
  Expanding child care is a pillar of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s affordability agenda. Newly released application numbers may raise questions about strategy and demand.
  
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• Bezos Family Gives $100 Million for Preschool Education in New York

  12-05-2026 03:04 via nytimes.com
  Free child care is one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s top goals. Now the Bezos Foundation is giving Robin Hood, a favorite philanthropy of wealthy New Yorkers, big money for early childhood education.
  
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• How Do We Measure Our World?

  29-04-2026 19:24 via nytimes.com
  Plus, we want to know what you think.
  
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• Trump’s Top Child Care Official Wants a ‘Bonfire of Regulations’

  28-04-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  As Americans face soaring child care costs, Alex Adams wants to loosen rules and tighten spending. Critics say that will harm children and shutter day cares.
  
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• Rising Costs Are Causing Couples to Delay or Forgo Having Children

  26-04-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  High mortgage payments, higher child care costs and economic uncertainty are making some people rethink their plans on starting a family.
  
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• You Can’t Defend a Nation When Soldiers Don’t Have Child Care

  20-04-2026 21:00 via nytimes.com
  Trump wants to pay for the military, not child care. History shows that the armed services are at their best only when soldiers’ kids are cared for.
  
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• Mamdani and Obama Lead Preschool Singalong to Promote Free Child Care

  19-04-2026 01:27 via nytimes.com
  In their fist public appearance together, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former President Barack Obama met up for some joking and singing on Saturday at a Bronx child care center.
  
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• Mamdani Meets With Obama at Bronx Child Care Center

  18-04-2026 21:34 via nytimes.com
  It was the leaders’ first public appearance together since Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric rise. Former President Barack Obama called Mr. Mamdani in November shortly before his victory.
  
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• Mamdani to Meet With Obama at Bronx Child-Care Center

  18-04-2026 20:30 via nytimes.com
  It will be the leaders’ first public appearance together since Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric rise. Former President Barack Obama called Mr. Mamdani in November shortly before his victory.
  
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