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Public Testimonies

Day Care Council of New York brings the needs and challenges of our member agencies to public and political forums through testimonies and policy responses, and through the news media.

 

Statements

April 4, 2025 – Statement on NYC Council Response to the FY 2026 Preliminary Budget:

January 14, 2025 – Reaction to Governor Hochul’s State of the State, DCCNY SOS Statement

October 24, 2024 – Note from Tara Gardner re DC37 Local 205 Negotiations

Testimonies and Policy Responses

March 20, 2025 – Testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Children and Youth – Preliminary Budget Hearing

March 13, 2025 – Testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Education– Preliminary Budget Hearing

February 20, 2025 – Testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Education– Oversight-Child Care Center Closures

September 30, 2024 – Testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Technology – Oversight Hearing: My City Portal

May 23, 2024 – Memorandum in Support A.4099-A/S.4667-A – Statewide Presumptive Eligibility Standard for Child Care Assistance

May 15, 2024 – Testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Education – FY 25 Preliminary Budget Hearing

April 24, 2024 – Statement of Tara N. Gardner on the Mayor’s FY2025 Executive Budget Proposal

October 25, 2023 – Testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Contracts – Regarding Interest on Late Payments to Non-Profits

October 12, 2023 – Testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Youth Services – Regarding Comprehensive Background Checks

August 28, 2023 – DCCNY Comments on US Department of HHS Administration of Children and Families Proposed Rulemaking for Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)

June 13, 2023 – Testimony before the NYC Council Committees on Women and Gender Equity and Immigration – Oversight Hearing on Promise NYC and Immigrants’ Access to Child Care

March 15, 2023 – Testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Education – FY 2023 Preliminary Budget Hearing

February 15, 2023 – Testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Education – Regarding 3K and Late Payments

February 13, 2023 – Testimony before the Joint Legislative Hearing on Human Services – Budget Hearing

January 30, 2023 – Testimony before NYC Council Committee on Contracts – Regarding Late Payments to ECE Providers

January 26, 2023 – Testimony before the NYS Senate Committee on Children and Families

January 25, 2023 – Testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Education – Oversight Hearing on DOE Enrollment Policies

October 19, 2022 – Testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Education – Oversight Hearing for Early Childhood Programs in NYC

May 11, 2022 – Memo of Support (S9092A10209) – 24 Month Child Care Eligibility and Memo of Support (S6665/A7661) – Decoupling Work Hours

March 21, 2022 – Testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Education – FY 2023 Preliminary Budget Hearing

February 2, 2022 – Testimony before the NYS FY 2022-23 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing  – Universal Child Care in NYS

September 1, 2021 – Testimony before the City Council – Committee on Education On School Reopening

February 9, 2021 – Testimony before NYS Joint Legislature – FY 2021-2022 Budget Hearings on Human Services

January 20, 2021 – Testimony before New York City Council – Oversight: Impact of COVID-19 on Student Learning and Academic Achievement

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