On May 20th, The New York City Council's Education Committee is holding a budget hearing on the Mayor's Executive Budget. You can make your voice heard to the NYC Council, NYC Schools and the Mayor by sharing your story. We will submit your testimony for you to the City Council. Want to do more? Learn how you can join the fight here! Scroll down to testify and read more about what we’re fighting for here:

Because of the relentless advocacy of parents, would-be parents, and the New York City Council, we have sucessfully saved universal 3-K from budget cuts.

But the final budget will be done by the end of June and we need to make sure to keep the pressure on to save 3-K and expand to 2 year olds.

What the Mayor promised so far:

-Permanent funding for 3-K
- Permanent funding for 3,000 full work-day seats for 3-K and Pre-K
-$5 million for outreach, enabling more families to apply for and access universal child care seats

Here’s what we are still advocating for:

- 2-Care, free child care for 2 year olds
-3500 non-income tested care for 0-2 year olds (this is the City Council’s proposal!)
-Expansion of the full work day pilot to serve ALL 3-K and Pre-K families