Advocates for working families in New York say they want less talk and more action to improve child care in the state. Gov.

One parent who relies on the program to avoid homelessness described the situation as "devastating." County leaders promised ...

Stat plans to open a pool at Sojourner Truth Park will get underway in earnest in 2025, according to the commissioner pro tem ...

Other new laws will assist 21-year-olds leaving foster care and identify needs of kids in the system living with a ...

Advocates are pushing for more immediate action, calling for a multibillion-dollar universal system funded by higher taxes on ...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Child Poverty Reduction Act three years ago, setting the ambitious target of cutting New York’s child poverty rates in half by 2032. On Wednesday ...

Governor Kathy Hochul proposes a $110 million Child Care Construction Fund to develop child care facilities in New York.

Affordability is still on Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul’s mind as she lays out her agenda for 2025. On Tuesday, the governor ...

In opening remarks, both state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said they ...

New York will study how the state could provide universal access to child care through a new coalition of stakeholders that ...

As her third proposal for the 2025 State of the State, Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking to create a $110 million Child Care ...

Majority Democrats acknowledge affordability and safety are top of mind for voters, but Republicans question if they'll walk the walk.