Education Active Updated Aug 29, 2026
The 3-K funding crunch
New York City has not sent its usual August advance payments to 3-K and pre-K providers because their contracts are not yet registered, leaving program directors borrowing from friends and taking out credit lines to make September payroll. With school starting Sept. 10, the fight is over whether the city registers contracts and releases funding before providers run out of cash.
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Aug 29, 2026 Latest
Childcare providers described six-figure funding gaps two weeks before the Sept. 10 start of school, with the Education Department and the comptroller's office blaming each other for unregistered 3-K and pre-K contracts. Queens provider Adrienne Bond said she was owed $400,000 and had delayed two staff paychecks, and City & State reported the delay was being pinned on outgoing deputy chancellor Simone Hawkins.
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Aug 26, 2026
With school starting Sept. 10, New York City had not sent 3-K and pre-K providers their usual August advance payment because their contracts were not yet registered, forcing directors to borrow from friends and take out credit lines to cover September payroll.
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