As part of his affordability agenda, Mamdani campaigned on a promise of free child care for all kids from 6 weeks to 5 years old, regardless of household income.

Governor Kathy Hochul will appear with Mayor Zohran Mamdani to lay out a plan to expand free and subsidized child care in New York, which had been a central focus of his campaign.

Michigan’s Senate Republican Leader has requested the state’s auditor general investigate a program providing early care and afterschool programs to low-income Michiganders.

Child care professionals, parents, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and other local leaders expressed horror Wednesday after the federal government announced that it would freeze about $10 billion in

The plan would guarantee access to pre-K for every four-year-old by the 2028-29 school year, including in districts that currently lack programs. See details on the proposal here.