Statements and Press Releases

October 05, 2026

Empire State Campaign for Child Care Applauds New York City and State Investments in Clearing Waitlists for Child Care Assistance Program

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October 02, 2026

Empire State Campaign for Child Care’s Response to Proposed Funding Changes to the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)

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August 14, 2026

Empire State Campaign for Child Care Responds to NYC Eliminating Child Care Assistance Program Copays for Families

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June 04, 2026

Empire State Campaign for Child Care’s Statement Opposing Federal “Anti-Fraud” Legislation

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May 29, 2026

Empire State Campaign for Child Care’s Statement on the Finalized FY 2027 Budget

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May 29, 2026

Declaración de la Campaña Empire State para el Cuidado Infantil Sobre el Presupuesto Finalizado para el Año Fiscal 2027

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May 07, 2026

Statement on Governor Hochul’s Announcement of an FY27 Budget Agreement

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April 23, 2026

Child Care Advocates, Providers, Parents Speak Out on the Solutions Missing from the State Budget

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March 31, 2026

Led By The “Mom Squad”, Lawmakers and Advocates Call For Increased Investment in the Child Care Assistance Program and Compensation for Early Childhood Educators

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March 11, 2026

La campaña del Empire State pide inversión permanente en la mano de obra del cuidado infantil y un aumento de la financiación para el Programa de Asistencia al Cuidado Infantil

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March 11, 2026

Empire State Campaign Calls For Permanent Investment In Child Care Workforce and Increased Funding For the Child Care Assistance Program

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January 27, 2026

Rally for Universal Child Care and the Child Care Workforce Brings Hundreds to Albany

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January 08, 2026

Statement from the Empire State Campaign for Child Care on Governor Hochul and Mayor Mamdani’s Historic Child Care Announcement

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December 10, 2025

Statewide Coalition Calls on Governor Hochul to Enact New York State Child Care for All

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December 10, 2025

Empire State Campaign for Child Care’s Letter to Governor Hochul

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November 18, 2025

New York State Child Care for All – Media Advisory 11/20/2025

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September 11, 2025

New Mexico is guaranteeing universal child care. New York should follow its lead!

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August 11, 2025

Celebrating Child Care Educators: Child Care Advocates Launch Video Campaign

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June 26, 2025

Declaración de la Campaña Empire State para el Cuidado Infantil sobre la Sesión Legislativa de 2025

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June 25, 2025

Statement from the Empire State Campaign for Child Care on the 2025 Legislative Session

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June 17, 2025

Empire State Campaign for Child Care’s Letter to Congressional Leaders

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May 09, 2025

Statement from the Empire State Campaign for Child Care On Child Care Investments in the Final 2025-26 New York State Budget

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May 09, 2025

Declaración de la Campaña Empire State para el Cuidado Infantil, Sobre las Inversiones en Cuidado Infantil en el Presupuesto Final del Estado de Nueva York para 2025-26

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May 05, 2025

Statement from the Empire State Campaign for Child Care On New York City’s Closure of Child Care Assistance

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April 30, 2025

Statement from the Empire State Campaign for Child Care On the Governor’s Announcement of a Final 2025-26 New York State Budget Agreement

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April 03, 2025

Children and Families Committee Chair Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi, Mom Squad, 38 Assemblymembers, Empire State Campaign for Child Care, Raising NY call on Governor Hochul “Do Not Close Down Budget Negotiations: Child Care Funding Shortfall to Impact Thousands of NYS Families”

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March 28, 2025

Parents, Providers, and Policy Experts Call for Urgent State Action to Address New York’s Imminent Child Care Funding Shortfall

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March 14, 2025

La Campaña del Empire State Exige una Inversión Permanente en Personal de Cuidado Infantil y un Mayor Financiamiento para el Programa de Asistencia para el Cuidado Infantil.

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March 13, 2025

Empire State Campaign Calls For Permanent Investment In Child Care Workforce and Increased Funding For Child Care Assistance Program

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February 24, 2025

Staffing Shortages Due to Low Wages Are Driving the Child Care Crisis in New York

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February 03, 2025

400 Rally at New York State Capitol For Urgently-Needed Investment in the Child Care Workforce

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January 15, 2025

Statement from the Empire State Campaign for Child Care on Governor Hochul’s Proposals to Strengthen Child Care in the State of the State Address

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January 10, 2025

Statement from the Empire State Campaign for Child Care on Governor Hochul’s Proposals to Strengthen Child Care

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December 14, 2024

Statement on the Governor’s Vetoes of Child Care Bills A.1303-A (Clark)/ S.4924-A (Ramos) and A.8878 (Hevesi)/ S.8152 (Brisport)

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November 19, 2024

Empire State Campaign for Child Care Statement on the 2024 Election Outcomes

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October 04, 2024

Letter to Governor Hochul from over 110 Organizations Calling for Her to Sign Three Child Care Bills to End Obstacles and Delays that Keep Thousands of New York Families from Accessing Child Care Assistance, and Keep Parents from Being Able to Enter or Stay In the Workforce

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June 30, 2024

End of 2024 Session Statement

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May 03, 2024

2024 Final Budget Statement – Spanish

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May 03, 2024

2024 Final Budget Statement – English

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