NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s universal child care program has become his most visible early win, promoted through a ...

Child care costs are rising faster than inflation across the United States, and Senator Elizabeth Warren says families are ...

Free child care is starting to take root in the U.S. But is it good for kids? Last year, New Mexico became the first state to offer free universal child care. This year, New York began offering free ...

(Gray News) – New Mexico will become the first state in the U.S. to guarantee free universal child care. According to New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the new initiative will begin Nov. 1. A ...

When Mayor Mamdani rolled out his preliminary budget, he made the trade‑offs painfully clear. New York is staring down a $5.5 billion shortfall. He said that we can either raise property taxes, or Gov ...

State Sen. Jabari Brisport has championed affordable and accessible child care for much of his career in the state Legislature. So you could be forgiven for expecting him to stand up and clap when Gov ...

Luisa wakes up before the sun rises in the Bronx. She’s checking the day’s schedule: an infant arriving at 6 a.m., a toddler who will stay until 7:30 p.m., a preschooler whose mother picks him up ...

Zohran Mamdani, then New York City’s mayor-elect, reads a Christmas book to students at a child care center on Dec. 11, 2025. In his campaign, Mamdani promised universal free child care for the city. ...