AMERICANALMANAC (Lynn Jenkins) - NYC childcare providers still waiting on six-figure payments as Mamdani's free pre-K expansion stumbles before day one
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's flagship universal childcare program faces an embarrassing debut, providers contracted to open classrooms on September 10 say the city has not sent the advance payments they need to hire staff, buy supplies, or even fix the plumbing. Across Queens, Staten Island, and Brooklyn, directors of small daycare centers told the New York […] The post NYC childcare providers still waiting on six-figure payments as Mamdani's free pre-K expansion stumbles before day one appeared first on American Almanac .
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's flagship universal childcare program faces an embarrassing debut, providers contracted to open classrooms on September 10 say the city has not sent the advance payments they need to hire staff, buy supplies, or even fix the plumbing. Across Queens, Staten Island, and Brooklyn, directors of small daycare centers told the New York Post they are draining personal savings, maxing out credit lines, delaying staff paychecks, and skipping their own salaries to keep doors open, all while City Hall and the Comptroller's office trade blame over unregistered contracts. The result: the city's 2-K, 3-K, and pre-K programs, the centerpiece of Mamdani's 2025 campaign, risk opening without teachers, without supplies, and without…Open