Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK)
CCC testimony: Oversight: Implementation of EarlyLearnNYC
CCC testified at a joint hearing of the City Council’s General Welfare and Women’s Issues Committees on October 28, 2013 on the implementation of EarlyLearn, New York City’s contracted early childhood system. CCC testified in support of the City’s visi …
Where Does NYC Stand in Achieving Universal Access to Early Education?
Last week in his state of the union address, President Obama made the case for universal access to high-quality early childhood education. He noted that while we know that early education improves outcomes for children, financial and other barriers pre …
CCC Testimony: New York State Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee Hearing on the New York State Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Education Executive Budget Proposals
CCC testified about the impact the Governor’s Executive Budget would have on children and families at the January 23, 2012 joint Senate/Assembly Education Hearing on the Executive Budget for State Fiscal Year 2012-2013. CCC testified that lawmake …
Securing Every Child’s Birthright
Securing Every Child’s Birthright (SECB) is Citizens’ Committee for Children’s campaign, created in 2005, to promote economic, housing and developmental security for all New York City’s children. The campaign calls on policymakers to go beyond short-te …