Daycare Funding Fight Could Leave Thousands of Families Scrambling

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Thousands of families hoping to enroll their children in affordable daycare may soon be placed on a waitlist as a result of a funding fight over New York’s child care voucher program.

New York City officials said they are being forced to pause new enrollments after state lawmakers in Albany did not deliver expected funding for the popular program.

The vouchers cap daycare costs for low-income and some middle-income families at roughly $15 per week, making child care accessible to tens of thousands of households.

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    Not such a tragedy. The local moisads inly want vouchers . I pass the income by a slight margin. My child was home with a cleaning lady . Sorry it turned into a business .

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