Press Release

New York Announces Historic Move to Expand Childcare Access Across the State

01. 08. 2026

Economic Security Project applauds Gov. Hochul, Mayor Mamdani and advocates for championing universal childcare amid a dire affordability crisis

“Too many New Yorkers are intimately familiar with the challenge of accessing high-quality, affordable childcare, and its effects ripple throughout our economy. Today, Gov. Hochul and Mayor Mamdani took an important step toward giving New Yorkers some serious economic relief, setting an impressive precedent that leaders nationwide can learn from as they seek to address the affordability crisis squeezing Americans” said Mary Durden, Associate Director at Economic Security Project. “America’s childcare system is a textbook example of a broken market, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Today, New York showed we can forge a more affordable future where families have the resources they need to thrive. We applaud Governor Hochul, Mayor Mamdani, and the fierce advocates across the state who fought for years to make this progress possible.”