Infant care is incredibly expensive to provide. But one solution could reduce the burden on both states and parents.

They insist those tweaks are crucial for school districts to be able to support a wide array of needs.

The governor's path to universal child care starts with statewide pre-K and funding for 2Care in New York City.

Political will is strong, and advocacy groups are laying out roadmaps...but the price tag is still daunting.

Accessible child care, universal prekindergarten and reducing child poverty drew bipartisan support among voters statewide.

A New York survey of 4,000 adults finds one in four have no savings and many rely on debt as housing and living costs outpace incomes.

Advocates have outlined several factors should be considered when creating a universal program.

Policymakers of all stripes in New York want to increase access to child care, but there isn't a consensus on how to get there.

Empire State Campaign for Child Care advocates unveiled a proposal for initiating next steps they hope Hochul and lawmakers can get on board with.

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PAC: In a recent blog, “Hope Versus Fear in these Perilous Times,” you affirm that despite all the instability and uncertainty that surround us right now, the Children’s Agenda is choosing hope. Your…

Nearly two-thirds of the funds needed for a full month of benefits are available in SNAP’s contingency fund and must be used when regular funding for SNAP runs short. The Administration must release t...

“New York’s children deserve better," Assembly Health Chair Amy Paulin said.

“New York’s children deserve better," Assembly Health Chair Amy Paulin said.

Congress failed to pass a 2026 federal budget and cut off funding to essential programs and services for children and youth.

From the National Museum of African American History and Culture to your local library, we must galvanize the country to understand that “Hands Off Our History” is vital to the broader movement to pro...

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There are 1,500 families on the program waitlist in New York City alone, new state data shows.

Join us in telling our representatives to oppose the cuts to SNAP in the reconciliation bill.

The bill continues the pattern under this Administration of hurting the people the President pledged to help.

We discuss the potential funding sources, as well as the cost, of universal care, with Pete Nabozny, director of policy at The Children's Agenda.

House Republicans’ budget reconciliation legislation would take away health coverage and food assistance from many millions of people, including people with disabilities, significantly raising...

The number of New York families using child care assistance has nearly tripled since 2022. That's a big win, but it also comes at a cost.