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Under Mamdani, New York Will Be the First to Open Free Childcare Center for City Workers (www.the74million.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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Tucked in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s sprawling universal childcare plan is a little-talked-about milestone: In September, the city will open what appears to be the first free daycare for municipal workers in the country.

The center, called The Little Apple, is a pilot program that could prove to be a model for cities across the country that are childcare curious, but not ready to take the big universal swing.

Housed in a renovated space on the first floor of the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building in Manhattan, home base for more than 2,000 city workers, the Little Apple will offer free care to the kids of full-time staff. All workers in the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), a city government support agency, can also take advantage of it regardless of their work location.

The center will be small — just 40 seats for children ages six weeks to 3 years old. To pay for it, the city budgeted about $1.5 million, or $35,000 per child.

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[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We need to mention that despite the online "experts", this has not brought down the local economy or the national economy.

[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know what you mean. Gas is more expensive than ever, and don't even get me started on RAM and storage. Everything is way more expensive everywhere now. He really should be prioritizing keeping the rich billionaires happy so that they can fix the economy for us out of the goodness of their hearts.

Thanks, Mamdani, for ruining the country. /s