Kids & Family
Lawmakers Want $9B To Fund Child Care For NY Parents In College
The money would expand programs that allow cheap or free infant and toddler care while parents are in class or the library.
EAST GARDEN CITY, NY — In New York State, 18 percent of college undergraduates are parents and almost half of them are single mothers.
Now, there’s a new plan to help students with infants or toddlers handle the financial burden.