Blueprint

Key Points of Our

Blueprint for a Just and Inclusive System of

Early Childhood Education and Care for New York City

Universal Access

Childcare Is A Public Good

Guarantee high quality care and education for every child by expanding seats in underserved neighborhoods, ensuring access for children with disabilities, increasing bilingual programs and streamlining family enrollment.

Workforce Equity

Equal Pay for Equal Work

End the wage and benefit gap between community based teachers and those who work for the Department of Education, raise reimbursement rates for family childcare providers, and ensure consistent and timely funding to contracted programs.

Transforming Systems (Birth to 5)

Trust and Support Teachers

Empower schools and programs to choose or develop relational, inquiry driven, culturally and linguistically responsive, research based curricula that meet the needs of their children, create sustainable assessment practices, and end the inequity of the kindergarten gifted and talented program.

Equitable Resource Distribution

Every Child’s Right

Invest in historically underfunded neighborhoods, protect immigrant families, and close the opportunity gap.

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