Governor Kathy Hochul proposes a $110 million Child Care Construction Fund to develop child care facilities in New York.

Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed what she describes as the largest expansion of the child tax credit in New York State’s history.Eligible families could receive a yearly tax credit of up to $1,000 for each child under the age of four.

Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing an expansion that would benefit 2.75 million children across the state. Her plan would give New York families an annual tax credit of up to $1,0

Continuing a theme of proposing splashy and spendy new proposals aimed at keeping families in New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul took aim at the lack of child care centers Tuesday. Hochul wants to create a $110 million fund to support the construction of new child care facilities.

She also proposed creating a pool of child care teachers and substitute teachers through to provide staff to keep child care centers open and to work in new centers that will be built.