City Council and Mayor Adams reach handshake agreement to convert 1,900 vacant, school-day early childhood education seats into extended day seats for working families.…
Category: Leaps and Hurdles
2023
The City announces that it is working with a consulting firm to reevaluate where 3-K seats are located and redistribute according to where the need is unmet.…
2023
Launch of MyCity portal, with an initial spotlight on access to childcare services.…
2022
Mayor Eric Adams declares a state of emergency in October as the City struggles to find enough shelter space for asylum-seeking newcomers. The administration halts plans to expand 3-K for All.…
2021
De Blasio administration promises expansion of 3-K for All by September 2023. “Cluster site” program ends. Right to Counsel extended to all income-eligible tenants facing eviction in every zip code.…
2020
COVID-19 pandemic; beginning of New York State’s eviction moratorium (in effect through January 2022); NYC schools go remote through June 2020; students either learn remotely or in hybrid fashion for SY 2020-2021. …
2019
De Blasio administration and NYC Council announce initiative for pay parity between certified teachers at NYCEECs and NYC DOE first-year teachers.…
2018–2019
EarlyLearn NYC programs shift to management by NYC DOE.74 …
2018
A series of different rental subsidies launched under de Blasio are consolidated into City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS). …
2017
3-K for All launches as part of de Blasio’s “Equity and Excellence for All” agenda. The New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) designates specific high-need school districts for guaranteed seats for all eligible three-year-olds. Announcement of EarlyLearn NYC’s move from NYC ACS to NYC DOE.…
2015
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is signed, replacing the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).…
2014
Mayor Bill de Blasio launches Pre-K for All.…