Every family in New York State deserves access to high quality, universal child care and every child care educator deserves to earn a thriving wage.
Schuyler Center is a founder and co-leader of the Empire State Campaign for Child Care, the statewide coalition of parents, child care educators, and advocates fighting for universal child care in New York State.
Policy Focus:
Make a substantial and sustained investment in New York’s child care workforce and continue to expand child care access, including for children with special needs by:
- Creating a permanent state child care fund to increase child care worker compensation
- Making child care assistance guaranteed for families making less than 250% of the federal poverty threshold.
- Increasing the enhanced CCAP reimbursement rates for children with special needs to 130% of the market rate (up from 115%). ($5 million)
- Providing state-funded assistance to immigrant children barred from accessing federally-funded subsidies
Read more about these recommendations for child care here.
Read Schuyler Center’s full 2025 policy priorities here.
Child Care Resources
Resource Category/Categories: Child Care | Resource Type: News Articles - Editorials - Opinions
Resource Category/Categories: Child Care, NYS Budget | Resource Type: News Articles - Editorials - Opinions
