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10K NYC Families Will Get Childcare Vouchers — And off the Waitlist

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This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. For the first time in more than a year, New York City will begin issuing childcare vouchers to thousands of children sitting on a ballooning waitlist for the popular program, Mayor Zohran Mamdani …

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  1. amNewYork

    Mamdani moves to take 10,000-plus low-income children off NYC child care voucher waitlist (opens amNewYork)

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    New York City will begin moving more than 10,000 low-income children off its child care voucher waitlist, cutting into a backlog of more than 29,000 children, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday. The rollout will mark the first time in 15 months that the city has taken children off the waitlist, M…

  2. Chalk Beat

    Mamdani administration to enroll 10,000 NYC children from childcare voucher waitlist (opens Chalk Beat)

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    Mayor Zohran Mamdani holds hands with a child in the Bronx on Monday, Oct. 5, during an announcement that New York City will enroll 10,000 children from the childcare voucher waitlist.

  3. The City

    10K NYC Families Will Get Childcare Vouchers — And off the Waitlist (opens The City)

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    The City's feed description

    This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. For the first time in more than a year, New York City will begin issuing childcare vouchers to thousands of children sitting on a ballooning waitlist for the popular program, Mayor Zohran Mamdani …

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