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Ayasha Shiddika · 11:39 AM

New York City is beginning to remove more than 10,000 children from its child care voucher waitlist, offering relief to thousands of families while nearly 29,000 children remain waiting for assistance.

New York City is beginning to make progress on a child care voucher waitlist that has left thousands of low-income families waiting for assistance for more than a year. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that the city is starting to move more than 10,000 children off the waitlist and into the process of receiving child care assistance. The move marks the first major reduction in the waitlist in roughly 15 months and offers new hope to families who have been waiting for affordable child care. However, the problem is far from over. More than 29,000 children remain on the waitlist, meaning thousands of families are still waiting for financial help to pay for child care. Mamdani described the development as a sign that there is “light at the end of the voucher tunnel,” while acknowledging that a large number of families are still waiting. The child care assistance program has operated for nearly three decades and provides financial support to eligible families so they can afford child care while parents work,…

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