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Daycare in New York, NY

1,510 licensed or registered programs in New York (New York County): 575 child care centers, 523 group child care homes, 266 school-age programs and 146 family child care homes. Together they're licensed for 80,707 children.

Short answer

Infant care at a center costs a median $300 a week in New York County (2022 prices), $250 at a family child care home. New York's child care subsidy, Child Care Assistance Program, helps pay if a family of three earns up to $95,397. Call ahead: licensed spots aren't open spots.

Sources: New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Division of Child Care Services; New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, as of October 2026. Outside New York City: day care centers, small day care centers, school-age programs, family day care homes and group family day care homes that OCFS lists as licensed or registered. In New York City, family and group family day care homes and school-age programs come from OCFS, and group child care centers and school-based child care programs come from the NYC Health Department's list of active programs (search them at https://a816-healthpsi.nyc.gov/ChildCare/). Openings change daily, so call first.

What daycare costs in New York County

$300/weekmedian for full-time infant care at a center ($15,600 a year) in 2022, before inflation since.

WeeklyCenterHome daycare
Infant$300$250
Toddler$277$220
Preschool$259$200

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices. Data as of 2022.

575 child care centers in New York, by ZIP code

Showing the 250 largest of 575 centers by licensed capacity, A to Z within each ZIP, with street address and phone. Find the rest in the official search below.

ZIP 10001 · 6

  • The Hudson Guild 459 West 26 Street · 212-760-9830
  • The Learning Experience 411 West 35 Street · 212-695-7634
  • Avenues New York LLC 259 10 Avenue · 646-664-0822
  • Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC 529a West 29th Street · 212-643-3474
  • Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC 258 West 26th Street · 347-769-8921
  • Vivvi 4, LLC 55 Hudson Yards · 212-561-8914

ZIP 10002 · 19

  • The Educational Alliance, Inc. 197 East Broadway · 646-395-4233
  • Chinatown Day Care Center, Inc. 35-37 1/2 Division Street · 212-431-3845
  • Escuela Hispana Montessori 180 Suffolk Street · 917-672-3409
  • University Settlement Society of New York 184 Eldridge Street · 212-453-4545
  • Victoria Children's Center, Inc. 323 Grand Street · 212-625-1828
  • Henry Street Settlement 301 Henry Street · 212-254-3100
  • Grand Street Settlement, Inc. 300 Delancey Street · 212-228-8240
  • Chinese American Planning Council. Inc. 115 Chrystie Street · 212-219-2286
  • Grand Street Settlement, Inc. 294 Delancey Street · 212-777-0656
  • Bright Horizons at Essex Crossings 151 Clinton Street · 917-736-9294
  • Metrokids Cradle (south End) Inc. 25 Market Street · 212-577-2710
  • The Educational Alliance, Inc. 197 East Broadway · 646-395-4233
  • Dewitt Reformed Church 280 Rivington Street · 212-254-3070
  • Chinese - American Planning Council, Inc 175 Delancey Street · 646-678-3847
  • East River Child Development Center 577 Grand Street · 212-254-7300
  • All My Children Day Care and Nursery School 110 Ridge Street · 212-466-6262
  • Grand St. Settlement, Inc. 60 Essex Street · 212-677-6990
  • Bright Horizons at Essex Crossings 151 Clinton Street · 917-736-9242
  • Hamilton - Madison House, Inc. 253 South Street · 212-406-7570

ZIP 10003 · 5

  • Grace Church School 86 Fourth Avenue · 212-475-5609
  • The Eductional Alliance, Inc. 344 East 14 Street · 646-395-4338
  • Beginnings Nursery School, Inc. 130 East 16th Street · 212-228-5679
  • Society of Third Street Music School Settlement 235 East 11 Street · 212-777-3240
  • Brotherhood Synagogue 28 Gramercy Park South · 212-995-9867

ZIP 10004 · 1

  • The Learning Experience 20 West Street · 212-797-1110

ZIP 10005 · 2

  • Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC 20 Pine Street · 212-509-1580
  • Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC 20 Pine Street · 212-509-1580

ZIP 10007 · 8

  • Kiddie Academy of Tribeca 72 Reade Street · 646-973-1964
  • Reade Street Prep 75-77 Reade Street · 212-513-7735
  • Bmcc Early Childhood Center,inc. 199 Chambers Street · 212-220-8251
  • Vivvi 2 LLC 100 Church Street · 212-602-0829
  • Chabad of Tribeca 291 Broadway (entrance 54 Reade Street) · 212-566-3007
  • Vivvi 2 LLC 100 Church Street · 212-602-0829
  • Ya Ya Preschool 291 Broadway · 646-360-3477
  • Imagine Early Learning Center LLC 26 Federal Plaza · 212-264-4277

ZIP 10009 · 6

  • Stuyvesant Town Kids Inc 315 Avenue C · 212-462-2524
  • Little Missionary's Day Nursery 93 St Mark's Place · 212-777-9774
  • Stuyvesant Town Kids Inc 315 Avenue C · 212-462-2524
  • Bank Street College of Education 535 East 5th Street · 212-875-4734
  • Bright Horizons at East Village 526 E 14th St · 332-255-8506
  • Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. 108 Avenue D · 212-533-9138

ZIP 10010 · 4

  • The Montessori at Flatiron 5 West 22nd Street · 212-633-0600
  • The Acorn School 330 East 26 Street · 212-684-0230
  • Nord Anglia International School, New York 111 East 22 Street · 212-600-2010
  • Archdiocese of New York Epiphany Preschool 234 East 22 Street · 212-473-4128

ZIP 10011 · 6

  • The First Presbyterian Church in the City of N.Y. 12 West 12 Street · 212-691-3432
  • Pusteblume International Preschool 244 West 14th Street · 212-206-1137
  • Corlears School 324 West 15 Street · 212-741-2800
  • The City and Country School, Inc. 165 West 12 Street · 212-242-7802
  • Bright Horizons at West 14th 255 West 14 Street · 332-255-8503
  • Manhattan Jewish Student Center Inc. 236-238 West 23 Street · 917-753-9929

ZIP 10012 · 3

  • The Montessori in Soho LLC 73-75 Sullivan Street · 212-226-3800
  • University Plaza Nursery School 110 Bleecker Street · 212-677-3916
  • University Settlement Society of New York 4 Washington Square Village · 212-982-2273

ZIP 10013 · 12

  • The Washington Market School 55 Hudson Street · 212-233-2176
  • The Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan 146 Duane Street · 212-334-3522
  • Tribeca Community School 22 Ericsson Place · 212-226-9070
  • Kindercare Education at Work LLC 311 Greenwich Street · 212-962-1316
  • The Washington Market School 134 Duane Street · 212-406-7271
  • Kindercare Education at Work LLC 311 Greenwich Street · 212-962-1316
  • Tribeca Community School 124 Hudson St · 212-226-9070
  • Bright Horizons at Tribeca 129 Hudson Street · 212-226-7465
  • Vivvi 1, LLC 75 Varick Street · 212-519-7660
  • The Shuang Wen Academy Network (swan) 90-92 Bowery Street · 646-998-5786
  • Victoria Children's Group, Inc. 230 Grand Street · 212-625-9228
  • Buckle My Shoe 40 Worth Street · 212-374-1489

ZIP 10014 · 4

  • Barrow Street Nursery School at Greenwich House 27 Barrow Street · 212-633-1203
  • Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School 272 6 Avenue · 212-477-5316
  • Bright Horizons at West Village 644 Greenwich Street · 646-348-9012
  • Village Community School Preschool 272 West 10 Street · 212-691-5146

ZIP 10016 · 5

  • Chelsea Day School 319 5th Avenue · 212-675-8541
  • Nyu Langone Health Child Care Center 1 Park Avenue · 646-754-7004
  • Nyu Langone Health Child Care Center 1 Park Avenue · 646-754-7004
  • Rose Hill Montessori Corp 484 2 Avenue · 212-545-0061
  • Everbrook Academy 225 East 38 Street · 212-682-8080

ZIP 10017 · 7

  • Kennedy International School 225 East 43 Street · 212-681-1877
  • The Goddard School 755 Second Ave · 646-809-3555
  • The Goddard School 755 Second Ave · 646-809-3555
  • Bright Horizons at East 46th Street 127 East 46th Street · 646-348-9011
  • The Family School Preschool 323 East 47th Street · 212-688-5950
  • Vivvi 11, LLC 25 Tudor City Place · 212-681-4671
  • Vivvi 11, LLC 25 Tudor City Place · 212-681-4671

ZIP 10018 · 1

  • The Hudson Guild 410 West 40th Street · 646-438-5531

ZIP 10019 · 8

  • Ahrc New York City 434-456 West 56th Street · 212-787-5400
  • Hudsonway Immersion School 525 West 52 Street · 212-787-8088
  • Bright Horizons at West 53rd 540 West 53 Street · 646-776-2835
  • The Hudson Guild 538 West 55 Street · 212-757-2047
  • Bright Minds Center 341 West 50 Street · 212-379-6640
  • Hopscotch Montessori Inc 625 West 57 Street · 646-403-7720
  • Bright Horizons at West 53rd 525 West 52 Street · 646-776-2853
  • The Learning Experience 353 West 56 Street · 646-429-8136

ZIP 10021 · 9

  • Lycee Francais De New York 505 East 75 Street · 212-369-1400
  • Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Inc. 331 East 70 Street · 212-744-5022
  • The Episcopal School in the City of New York 35 East 69 Street · 212-879-9764
  • The Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church 921 Madison Avenue · 212-288-9638
  • Resurrection Episcopal Day School 119 East 74 Street · 212-535-9666
  • Temple Israel of the City of New York 112 East 75 Street · 212-249-5001
  • Sam School 148 East 74 Street · 212-249-6395
  • The Town Preschool 540 East 76 Street · 212-288-4383
  • Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC 435 East 70 Street · 212-746-6543

ZIP 10022 · 4

  • Central Synagogue 123 East 55 Street · 212-838-5122
  • Children's All Day School 109 East 60 Street · 212-752-4566
  • Sutton Place Synagogue 225 East 51 Street · 212-826-6204
  • Super Stars Tennis 252 East 57 Street · 646-284-0514

ZIP 10023 · 12

  • Adapt Community Network 80 West End Avenue · 646-740-2525
  • Metrokids Cradle ( South End) Inc. 101 West End Avenue · 212-362-0135
  • Park Children's Day School 4 West 76th Street · 212-288-3247
  • Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, Inc 334 Amsterdam Avenue · 646-505-4400
  • Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York 5 West 63 Street · 212-912-2650
  • Metrokids Cradle (south End) Inc. 101 West End Avenue · 212-362-0135
  • Stephen Wise Free Synagogue 30 West 68 Street · 212-877-4050
  • 2109 Broadway Center LLC 2109 Broadway · 646-838-5181
  • 2109 Broadway Center LLC 2109 Broadway · 646-838-5181
  • NY Kids Club 170 Amsterdam Avenue · 917-363-8153
  • Bright Horizons at West 72nd 253 West 72nd St · 646-979-9771
  • Goddard Riverside Community Center 243 West 64 Street · 212-712-9306

ZIP 10024 · 7

  • Congregation Rodeph Sholom K.j. 10 West 84 Street · 646-438-8520
  • Central Park Montessori, Inc. 1 West 91st Street · 212-595-2000
  • Columbus Pre-School 606 Columbus Avenue · 212-721-0090
  • Goddard Riverside Community Center 114 West 91 Street · 212-873-6865
  • The Brownstone School and Day Care Center 128 West 80 Street · 212-874-1341
  • All My Children Day Care and Nursery School 101 West 85 Street · 646-861-0664
  • The Child Center of NY, Inc. 169 West 87th Street · 212-799-2440

ZIP 10025 · 18

  • St. Hilda's 619 West 114 Street · 212-932-1980
  • Montclare Children's School LLC 747 Amsterdam Avenue · 212-865-4020
  • The West Side Montessori School 309 West 92 Street · 212-662-8000
  • Riverside Montessori, Inc. 202 Riverside Drive · 212-665-1600
  • The Learning Experience 814 Amsterdam Avenue · 212-316-0928
  • Park West Montessori, Inc. 435 Central Park West · 212-678-6072
  • Open Door Associates, Inc. 820 Columbus Avenue · 212-749-5572
  • The Bank Street College of Education 610 West 112 Street · 212-875-4412
  • The Goddard School 2495 Broadway · 212-712-2727
  • LA Escuelita, Inc. 225 West 99th Street · 212-877-1100
  • Bloomingdale Family Program, Inc. 987 Columbus Avenue · 212-665-4631
  • Columbia Grammar & Preschool 26 West 94 Street · 212-749-6200
  • Kindercare Education LLC 808 Columbus Avenue · 212-865-1498
  • Chabad Lubavitch of the West Side, Inc. 166 West 97 Street · 212-864-5010
  • Bright Horizons at 96th St. 103 West 96 Street · 212-257-4749
  • LA Maternelle III LLC 166 West 97th Street · 929-248-2933
  • Morningside Montessori School 251 West 100 Street · 212-316-1555
  • The Studio School 117 West 95th Street · 212-678-2416

ZIP 10026 · 2

  • Heaven's Tiny Tots Child Development Center, Inc 2094 Frederick Douglas Boulevard · 516-770-3866
  • East Calvary Day Care Center, Inc. 1 West 112 Street · 212-534-5249

ZIP 10027 · 8

  • West Harlem Community Organization Inc. 121 West 128 Street · 212-665-7586
  • New York Center for Child Development 159 West 127th Street · 212-752-7575
  • Community Life Center, Inc. 15 Mount Morris Park West · 212-427-3000
  • Citizen's Care Day Care Center, Inc. 3240 Broadway · 212-690-0742
  • The East Harlem Block Nursery, Inc. 1299 Amsterdam Avenue · 212-666-6000
  • The Riverside Church in the City of New York 490 Riverside Drive · 212-870-6743
  • Utopia Children's Center, Inc. 236 West 129 Street · 212-663-7375
  • Columbia Greenhouse Nursery School 404 West 116 Street · 212-666-4796

ZIP 10028 · 11

  • York Avenue Preschool 1520 York Avenue · 212-734-0922
  • Msh 1538 LLC 1538 2 Avenue · 212-837-1746
  • Association to Benefit Children 419 East 86th Street · 212-845-3821
  • Primrose of Manhattan at East 82nd Street 350 E 82nd St · 212-457-1778
  • International Preschools, Inc. 345 East 86th Street · 212-371-8604
  • Msh 1538 LLC 1538 2 Avenue · 212-837-1746
  • Primrose of Manhattan at East 82nd Street 350 E 82nd St · 212-457-1778
  • Manhattan School House LLC 1608 First Avenue · 212-879-4400
  • Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech 80 East End Avenue · 212-585-3500
  • Msh 1456 LLC 1456 First Avenue · 212-879-3495
  • Manhattan Schoolhouse LLC 1624 First Avenue · 212-772-2066

ZIP 10029 · 13

  • East Harlem Council for Human Services, Inc. 440 East 116 Street · 212-427-9010
  • Northside Center for Child Development, Inc. 302-306 East 111th Street · 646-351-1300
  • Union Settlement Association, Inc. 1829 Lexington Ave · 212-828-6072
  • Northside Center for Child Development Day School 1465 - 1475 Park Avenue · 212-426-3400
  • East Harlem Council for Human Services Inc. 30 East 111 Street · 212-860-7201
  • Leggett Memorial Early Childhood Center 237 East 104 Street · 212-828-6051
  • The Children's Aid Society 1724-26 Madison Avenue · 212-831-0556
  • Sunshine LC of Lexington LLC 1595 Lexington Avenue · 212-444-2026
  • Friends and Family Day Care 1677 Lexington Avenue · 212-534-7160
  • Imagine Early Learning Centers, LLC 60-62 East 97 Street · 212-410-2077
  • Vivvi 12 , LLC 1501 Lexington Avenue · 267-879-5589
  • Young Minds In Motion 1966 1 Avenue · 347-305-9646
  • St. Bernard's Kindergarten 4 East 98 Street · 212-289-2878

ZIP 10030 · 3

  • Chloe Day School & Wellness Center 480 St Nicholas Avenue · 929-636-8115
  • Ecumenical Community Development Organization, Inc. 249 West 144th Street · 212-234-8135
  • The Children's Aid Society 2672 Frederick Douglas Blvd · 212-281-9555

ZIP 10031 · 2

  • Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York, Inc 510-516 West 145th Street · 646-449-0814
  • Nasry Michelen Day Care Center Inc. 415 West 150 Street · 917-261-6623

ZIP 10032 · 7

  • Rena Day Care Centers, Inc. 639 Edgecombe Avenue · 212-795-3700
  • United Federation of Black Community Organization, Inc. 474 West 159 Street · 212-281-1959
  • Broadway Housing Communities Inc. 898 Saint Nicholas Ave · 212-862-7155
  • Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership Inc. 529-531 West 155th Street · 212-926-8264
  • The Medical Center Nursery School 60 Haven Avenue · 212-304-7040
  • The Children's Aid Society 465 West 167 Street · 212-740-8655
  • The Jewel of Harlem Centers 1990-1996 Amsterdam Avenue · 212-234-1036

ZIP 10033 · 5

  • Birch Family Services, Inc. 554 Fort Washington Avenue · 212-740-5157
  • Fort George Community Services, Inc. 1525 St Nicholas Avenue · 646-666-0772
  • Dominican Women's Development Center, Inc. 2346 Amsterdam Avenue · 212-421-3966
  • Washington Heights Child Care Center, Inc. 610-14 West 175 Street · 212-781-6910
  • Fort George Community Services, Inc. 601 West 186th Street · 646-666-0772

ZIP 10034 · 3

  • The Children's Aid Society 3703 10 Avenue · 212-567-5787
  • Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers, Inc 3732 10th Avenue · 212-567-5655
  • Nicholas Cardell Day Care Center, Inc. 84 Vermilyea Avenue · 212-942-6757

ZIP 10035 · 5

  • Kennedy Children's Center 2212 Third Avenue · 212-988-9500
  • Addie Mae Collins Community Services Inc. 2322 Third Ave · 212-831-3144
  • Association to Benefit Children 1841 Park Avenue · 646-459-6091
  • Sunshine Lc of 3rd Ave LLC 2205 Third Avenue · 646-757-3168
  • Sunshine Lc of 3rd Ave LLC 2205 Third Avenue · 646-757-3168

ZIP 10036 · 3

  • The Learning Experience 572 11th Ave · 646-590-2511
  • Star America M Inc. 780 8th Avenue · 212-262-4896
  • Star A Kidz 345 West 42nd Street · 212-974-2222

ZIP 10038 · 3

  • KinderCare Education LLC 99 John Street · 212-349-2423
  • Golden Minds Prep LLC 2 Gold Street · 646-752-2858
  • Bright Minds Center 90 Maiden Lane · 212-379-6640

ZIP 10039 · 1

  • Mary Walton Children's Center 224 West 152 Street · 212-283-4241

ZIP 10040 · 4

  • Y M/Y W H a of Washington Heights & Inwood Inc. 54 Nagle Avenue · 646-738-6090
  • Fort George Community Services, Inc. 4467 Broadway · 646-684-3701
  • New York Child Resource Center Inc. 4624 Broadway · 212-569-1044
  • The Children's Aid Society 93 Nagle Avenue · 212-544-0221

ZIP 10044 · 1

  • Roosevelt Island Day Nursery, Inc. 4 River Road · 212-593-0750

ZIP 10065 · 7

  • Garden House School of New York 37 East 63rd Street · 212-421-5095
  • Park East Preschool 164 East 68 Street · 212-737-6900
  • Emanuel Congregation of the City of New York 10 East 66 Street · 212-744-1400
  • Christ Church, Methodist Episcopal, of New York City 520-524 Park Avenue · 212-838-3039
  • Rockefeller Child and Family Center 1226 York Avenue · 212-327-7071
  • Weill Cornell Children's Center at East 62nd 315 East 62 Street · 646-582-2966
  • Lenox Hill Kids Inc. 307 East 63 Street · 516-551-7919

ZIP 10069 · 4

  • Woodside Kindergarten 160 Riverside Boulevard · 212-362-2350
  • Woodside Preschool Riverside Blvd. LLC 144 Riverside Blvd · 212-362-2350
  • Congregation Habonim Inc. 101 West End Avenue · 212-787-5347
  • Bright Horizons at West 63rd 400 West 63 Street · 646-257-3420

ZIP 10075 · 6

  • Temple Shaaray Tefila 250 East 79 Street · 212-535-2146
  • The Caedmon School 416 East 80 Street · 212-879-2296
  • All Souls School 1157 Lexington Avenue · 212-861-5232
  • Rudolf Steiner Preschool 15 East 79 Street · 212-535-2130
  • Chabad-Lubavitch of the Upper East Side, Inc. 419 East 77th Street · 212-717-4613
  • Hopscotch Montessori, Inc. 435 East 79th Street · 212-774-1907

ZIP 10128 · 13

  • St. Joseph Preschool 420 East 87 Street · 212-289-3057
  • The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association 1395 Lexington Avenue · 212-415-5532
  • The Brick Presbyterian Church in the City of New York 62 East 92 Street · 212-289-5683
  • Horace Mann Nursery Division 55 East 90 Street · 212-369-4600
  • Park Avenue Synagogue 50 East 87 Street · 212-369-2600
  • St. Thomas Moore Play Group, Inc. 65 East 89 Street · 212-534-3977
  • Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side, Inc. 1766 - 1768 2nd Ave · 212-831-2770
  • Eisman Day Nursery 1794 First Avenue · 212-876-9200
  • Sunshine LC of 91st Street 316 East 91 Street · 732-927-7080
  • Association to Benefit Children 316 East 88 Street · 212-534-3656
  • LA Scuola D'Italia G. Marconi 12 East 96 Street · 212-369-3290
  • NY Kids Club 345 East 94 Street · 917-924-8288
  • The Spence School 56 East 93 Street · 212-289-5940

ZIP 10280 · 2

  • Green Ivy Battery Park, LLC 21 South End Avenue · 212-235-2320
  • Battery Park City Day Nursery, Inc. 215 South End Avenue · 212-945-0088

325 more centers are on the state's list. Search New York's child care list or Search NYC Health Department child care.

Home daycares and school-age programs in New York

Counted here, not listed: home daycares are shown by city only. Use the official search for names and phone numbers.

935 licensed or registered programs in New York
Group child care homes523
Family child care homes146
School-age programs266

Search New York's child care listSearch NYC Health Department child care

How can I get help paying for daycare in New York?

Child Care Assistance Program pays part of the bill at a licensed provider you choose; you pay a copay based on income. If your income is at or below the poverty line, Head Start and Early Head Start are free.

Help paying in New York

Child Care Assistance Program, run by New York State Office of Children and Family Services

$95,397a year or less for a family of three to start (85% of state median income), as of June 2025. You also need to work, study or train.

Some areasNew families may wait (September 2025)
How to apply

Sources: New York State Office of Children and Family Services; National Women's Law Center

Daycare in New York: common questions

How much does daycare cost in New York, NY?

In New York County, full-time infant care at a child care center had a median price of $300 a week ($15,600 a year) in 2022, and preschool care $259 a week. A family child care home charged a median $250 a week for an infant. These prices come from the U.S. Department of Labor and aren't adjusted for inflation, so expect higher rates today.

How many licensed daycares are in New York?

New York's list shows 1,510 licensed or registered programs in New York as of October 2026: 575 child care centers, 523 group child care homes, 266 school-age programs and 146 family child care homes. Together they're licensed for 80,707 children, though licensed capacity isn't the same as open spots.

Can I get help paying for daycare in New York?

Yes, if you qualify. Child Care Assistance Program, run by New York State Office of Children and Family Services, pays part of the cost at a provider you choose. A family of three can earn up to $95,397 a year to start. New York also has 32 free Head Start and Early Head Start centers for families who qualify.

How do I know a daycare is licensed?

Every program on this page is on New York's list of active licensed or registered programs. Look up the record before you tour: it shows the ages and number of children the program is licensed for and its inspection history.

Sources

  1. 1.Child Care Regulated Programs New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Division of Child Care Services. Accessed October 16, 2026.
  2. 2.Active NYC Health Code Regulated Child Care Programs New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Accessed October 16, 2026.
  3. 3.National Database of Childcare Prices: 2008-2022 (Data File) U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau. Accessed October 9, 2026.
  4. 4.National Database of Childcare Prices Technical Report (September 2024) U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau. Accessed October 9, 2026.
  5. 5.Child Care Assistance Program New York State Office of Children and Family Services. Accessed October 9, 2026.
  6. 6.New York: Financial Assistance Resources for Families (last reviewed 2026-09-29) Childcare.gov (Administration for Children and Families). Accessed October 9, 2026.
  7. 7.Warning Signs: State Child Care Assistance Policies 2025 National Women's Law Center. Accessed October 9, 2026.
  8. 8.CCDF Family Co-Payments by State (January 2025) Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care. Accessed October 9, 2026.
  9. 9.42 U.S. Code 9858n, Definitions (Child Care and Development Block Grant Act) Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (U.S. Code). Accessed October 9, 2026.
  10. 10.Understanding and finding child care in New York Childcare.gov (Administration for Children and Families). Accessed October 16, 2026.

Other benefits in New York

Having a baby in New York Benefits, each with its source, checked October 2026 Pregnancy Medicaid Up to 223% FPL WIC Yes Paid family leave Yes Medicaid pays for a doula Yes See New York

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