New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced last week that families can now see the first round of 2-K program options ahead of the application process, which opens on Tuesday.
The list of program options can be found on MySchools and features more than 550 home-based and center-based early childhood programs across several school districts, including 6, 10, 18, 23, and 27, providing need-based options to families.
“The cost of child care has become a crushing burden that pushes families out of our city and stops working people from getting ahead,” Mamdani said. “2-K is about giving every child the strongest possible start while giving parents the freedom and stability they deserve. As applications open, we encourage every family in these first communities to explore their options, apply through MySchools and take advantage of this historic investment in New York families.”…