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Kathy Hochul: “We had to put $100 million toward the bricks and mortar…”

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Published | Video Starts at 06:44

… universal childcare in the state of New York, including the cities, over a certain amount of time. But we had to build up the infrastructure. We didn't have enough locations. We had to put $100 million toward the bricks and mortar, give higher reimbursements to the providers, have bonuses and support for there to get them to get the wages they deserve. So we had a lot of work to do. We're still doing that work. But I also want to get on a path to have universal four year old pre K across the state by 2028. (06:44–06:56)

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