Parents have had kids in NYC b/c they thought they could count on universal 3-K & Pre-K. But b/c @NYCMayor has made millions of $$ in cuts to our free child care, thousands are left without the care they were promised. We're fighting back: https://t.co/KwDa3iw1kS

Mayor Adams' recent cuts to 3-K — announced as part of a sweeping plan to offset the growing cost of the migrant crisis — have made some parents wonder how long they can continue to afford living in NYC. https://t.co/blplCYpcFm

We’re in print! Michelle told @cayla_bam of @NYDailyNews that the cuts to 3K are “catastrophic…pulling the rug out from under families’ feet”. Sign the petition to fully fund 3K, PreK and expand free child care for all kids under 5 https://t.co/gW1k9Zh6hg

Parents and would-be parents have formed a new organization to fight against these cuts. The launch party took place on Saturday at the Bell House in Gowanus with face painting and games. Babies also sported onesies that read, "I want free child care." https://t.co/GTztczBsiG

Comptroller @bradlander calls out the need for a childcare campaign that brings together our middle and working class families. We need to protect and expand pre-K and 3K!

So proud of this kick ass organizer and the organization— New Yorkers United for Childcare- she's launching to make sure NYers can afford to have kids and stay in NYC.

Grateful to be a part of the terrific @NY4ChildCare launch event! Get involved here to help organize for universal childcare in NYC: https://t.co/C41Y75hjUx Special thanks to @rebeccabailin for leading the way!

So grateful for this chance to take what I learned from all my patient teachers in gov’t & broader social justice work through the years to support the amazing work of @FordFoundation and its grantees.

The @nytimes gets it: child care costs are causing NYC families to leave. Let's make sure the @NYCMayor gets it, too: 1. Share your concerns about child care https://t.co/61jYaEpbaR 2. Rally & testify @ City Hall w @CMJenGutierrez for Free Child Care for All on 9/21 @ 9:30AM

As our gov’t shapes markets to make our economy green and competitive, we need to make sure families have the care they need to thrive.  NYC's Pre-K for All showed we can provide care for all well, fast, and democratically.  Thanks to @rooseveltinst for letting me tell the story.

Our expert advisors @emmy_liss and @joshwallacknyc helped create NYC's #UPK program. Now, the city is cutting the budget of one of the country's most extensive preschool programs. Here's why it matters @NewAmerica https://t.co/smiC51oF8b

3-K for All is working. The old “childcare if you qualify” systems are not. That’s why we need universal childcare. Until then, we need to pay providers on time, reach out to families and help them access care, and finish building 3-K for All.

It’s not that families don’t need care, or that the system is large or flawed. More must be done to reach out to and help low-income families – especially families in shelter and immigrant families – navigate bureaucracy to get the care they deserve.

There is a subset of seats paid for with state and federal money that cover more hours, but require families to fill out lots of paperwork to prove they are low-income and wait weeks for care. Those seats are only 52% filled.

The #NYCCouncil is right to keep pushing for 3-K for All. Demand is high: the admin's data shows universal seats are 87% filled overall, over 90% in 11 districts – in a brand new program, post-pandemic, and with little outreach to families.

Congrats to @nycschools and @realdabvidcbanks for working with communities to drop many unfair MS screens that segregated our schools. And to the leaders in D15 who asked to drop all MS screens in 2018, and to @bradlander and @BilldeBlasio for taking that big step forward.

This also creates oppy's for more integrated programs and classrooms. We missed chances to make faster progress on this in rolling out Pre-K and we should not make the same mistakes again. (7/7)

Finally, as NYC grows services for kids 0-3, consider expanding by neighborhood, starting with those with the most families in poverty, growing to serve everyone living there, then moving on. This is how we began 3-K expansion and it worked. (6/7)

Second, as long as we have some funding that does require paperwork, let's follow Maryland's lead: let kids in care right away and fill out the paperwork later! Let's trust families and stop making them wait for care they need. https://t.co/wcBqAd61kK (5/7)

First, continue expanding 3-K to make it universal. If seats went unfilled, make sure that paperwork is not holding families back from enrolling, and that we are reaching out to families to help them get in. (4/7)