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New Report – Big Dreams for New York City's Youngest Children: The future of early care and education

In October 2012, New York City launched EarlyLearnNYC, a plan that would upend its system for providing subsidized child care to working class and low-income families. The goal was to take the city’s sprawling assortment of child care programs—ranging from subsidized babysitting services to nationally accredited preschools—and blend them into a unified, holistic spectrum of early education services for children from 6 weeks through 4 years old.

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Child Welfare, Reports, Childcare/Youth Services, Families and PovertyAbigail KramerCenter for New York City Affairs, child care, children's services, city government, CNYCA, communities, community organizations, community schools, early care, early education, EarlyLearn NYC, government, local government, low-income families, new report, nonprofits, NYC pre-k, public education, public policy, recommendations, solutions, subsidized child careComment
New Edition of CWW - Baby Steps: Poverty, chronic stress, and New York’s youngest children

Scientific research has firmly established that early childhood experiences can have a tremendous impact on our lifelong well-being. When infants are exposed to chronic stress or trauma, the effect can be toxic, stunting brain growth and changing the trajectories of their lives.

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Child Welfare, Mental Health, Reports, Childcare/Youth Services, Families and PovertyAbigail Kramerbabies, children, development, mental health, poverty, stress, toddlers, trauma, well-being Comments