Mayor Mamdani to Deliver Free Child Care to More Than 10,000 Low-Income Children – Big New York

NEW YORK – Mayor Mamdani and the NYC Administration for Children's Services (ACS) today announced that the city will deliver free child care to more than 10,000 children by moving them off the child care voucher waitlist. Supported by a $1.2 billion investment from Governor Kathy Hochul towards the city’s free child care initiatives, today’s announcement.

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The original announcement was published by NYC Mayor on October 5, 2026. BigNY links to the official source so readers can review the full context directly.

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