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Education

Grandparents join the fight to save NYC child care programs

By Barbara Russo-Lennon Posted on June 25, 2024

More than 140 grandparents sent Mayor Eric Adams a group letter on Monday calling on him to restore city funding to once-thriving NYC child care programs that now face an uncertain future.  

Adams is proposing $170 million in additional city funding cuts to publicly-funded universal 3K and pre-K programs — a hot-button issue amid ongoing budget talk that has been a point of contention between parents, the city and the mayor all year.

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Grandparents join the fight to save NYC child care programs

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