NYC is loosening Eric Adams’ preschool curriculum mandate, allowing providers to seek approved alternatives while keeping the controversial GOLD assessment system.

Speaker Julie Menin secured $1.5M in the FY27 budget to scale the Wave Makers program and bring tens of thousands of free swim lessons to NYC second‑graders.

Aron Wieder announced Rockland’s child‑care voucher allocation will jump from about $11.1M to $18.7M — a roughly $7.6M increase officials say will cut waitlists and ease costs for working families.