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Published on May 30, 2025 by BPLC
As of May 5, 2025, the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) has paused the issuance of child care vouchers to newly applying families who are not receiving Cash Assistance. This change is the result of reduced funding from New York State compared to previous levels. ACS will maintain a waiting list until additional funding becomes [...]
Published on Dec 29, 2022 by Leslie Bailey
Promise NYC is a new NYC-administered program, set to launch in January 2023, that will increase access to subsidized childcare for children without documentation, as well as for other children who are ineligible for existing programs due to federal citizenship/immigration rules.To help launch the program, the NYC Administration for Children Services (ACS) has contracted with four [...]
Published on Dec 21, 2022
New York City’s Department of Education (DOE) announced applications are open for children applying for a kindergarten seat for Fall 2023. The deadline to submit an application is January 20, 2023, https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grad....To sign up for update emails go to https://www.schools.nyc.gov/sign-up.
Published on Aug 2, 2022
Effective August 1, 2022, the income threshold for child care assistance will be set at 300% FPL.For example, for a household size of three can have income up to $69,090 annually. Families in NYC who are interested in applying can go to https://www1.nyc.gov/site/acs/early-care/acs-child-care-options.page.