CHILD CARE IS ESSENTIAL
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Child Care Is the Key to Affordability in NYC
You can’t make this city livable without fixing child care.
Families are paying more for child care than rent or college tuition — upwards of $40,000 a year. That’s forcing parents out of the workforce, costing NYC billions in lost revenue, and destabilizing our communities.
If we want New York City to work for working families, the next mayor must put child care first — and take bold action in their first 100 days.
$23B
lost by NYC in 2022 because parents left work or cut hours due to lack of child care, more than the annual budget of the MTA*
55%
of families go into debt to pay for child care**
7 in 10
kids live in neighborhoods with insufficient child care options†
¼
of NYC’s child care workforce live in poverty‡
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When child care breaks down, so does New York.
Families can’t work, businesses can’t grow, and our city suffers. That’s why we need the next mayor to make child care a top priority on day one.
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THE TRUE COSTS OF CARE
You Can’t Solve Affordability Without Solving Child Care
You Can’t Solve Affordability Without Solving Child Care
Child care is the most powerful and immediate lever to make New York City truly livable for working families and to unlock growth for our economy.
Housing and transportation are critical, but they mean little if families are spending more on child care than rent, or can’t get to work because they have no safe place to leave their child.
Housing and transportation are critical, but they mean little if families are spending more on child care than rent, or can’t get to work because they have no safe place to leave their child.
Child Care Costs Outpace Inflation
Childcare costs have grown nearly 80% for infants since 2019 — outpacing both inflation and wage growth.
Child Care Is the #1 Expense for Families
In NYC, families spend up to $40K/year on infant care: more than rent, more than in-state college.
Families Are Leaving New York City
Families with young children are twice as likely to leave the city because of lack of affordable child care.
Every $1 invested in child care brings back $10–13 to the economy.
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Behind the data are families making impossible choices. Tell us how the child care crisis has impacted you and help put a face to the fight.
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