The governor’s proposed budget in January did not include increased funding for the child care voucher program | Wikimedia Commons and New York Focus
Tens of thousands of New York City families will soon lose financial assistance to pay for child care unless the state substantially increases funding for the program. Vouchers cover almost the entire cost of child care for low- and middle-income families around the state, and the program has expanded in recent years to help more people as the cost of child care has skyrocketed.
On Wednesday, 49 state legislators representing districts in New York City sent a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders asking them to help close a $900 million funding gap for the program within the more than $250 billion state budget currently being negotiated…