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New York City Council Subcommittee on Early Childhood Education (March 2, 2026) — hearing, filings, and laid-over items
New YorkMar 2, 20262 min read
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The Subcommittee on Early Childhood Education held a meeting at City Hall on March 2, 2026. A roll call was taken (Riley absent). Items included an oversight hearing on “The Path to Universal Child Care,” multiple introductions that were heard and/or laid over, and a resolution that was laid over.
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- T2026-1179 oversight—heard by committee; committee report filed
- Int 0008-2026—hearing held by committee; laid over by subcommittee
- Int 0009-2026—hearing held by committee; laid over by subcommittee
- Int 0128-2026—hearing held by committee; laid over by subcommittee
- Int 0579-2026—hearing held by committee; laid over by subcommittee
- Int 0580-2026—hearing held by committee; laid over by subcommittee
- Int 0631-2026—hearing held by committee; laid over by subcommittee
- Res 0165-2026—hearing held by committee; laid over by subcommittee
- T2026-1388—resolution heard on P-C item by committee; P-C item laid over by committee
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Subcommittee on Early Childhood Education
Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AMCouncil Chambers - City Hallscheduled
Agenda
- Oversight - The Path to Universal Child Care.
- A Local Law in relation to establishing a pilot program to make vacant commercial premises suitable for use by child care programs
- A Local Law in relation to a study and report on expediting the child care permitting process
- A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to childcare services at public meetings
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an education and outreach campaign to enroll students in 3-K and pre-K
- A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to establishing an office of child care to oversee free child care for all city residents
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of education to report on early childhood education seat availability, outreach, and staff vacancies
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation to amend the Worker’s Compensation Law, in relation to allowing unused Paid Family Leave to be transferred to grandparents and other designated caregivers
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.4924/A.1303, to remove the minimum wage and hours requirements for applicants of child care assistance
- Roll Call
- Agenda Item
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.4924/A.1303, to remove the minimum wage and hours requirements for applicants of child care assistance
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation to amend the Worker’s Compensation Law, in relation to allowing unused Paid Family Leave to be transferred to grandparents and other designated caregivers
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of education to report on early childhood education seat availability, outreach, and staff vacancies
- A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to establishing an office of child care to oversee free child care for all city residents
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an education and outreach campaign to enroll students in 3-K and pre-K
- A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to childcare services at public meetings
- A Local Law in relation to a study and report on expediting the child care permitting process
- A Local Law in relation to establishing a pilot program to make vacant commercial premises suitable for use by child care programs
- Oversight - The Path to Universal Child Care.
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