New York’s Universal Child Care Plan Risks Becoming an Affordability Failure

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New York is rolling out one of the most ambitious universal child care expansions in the country. The plan promises free or heavily subsidized care for young children, but the program’s success will depend on significant federal funding that is far from a sure thing.

The Trump administration just moved to freeze billions of dollars in federal child care funding to several states, including New York, citing concerns over fraud. While a federal judge has temporarily halted the freeze...