They're guaranteed a seat in their neighborhood. Yes. And that's part of our vision for universal childcare. The mayor has also said that we're funding this, just so you know, We're making this happen with state dollars that he'll identify specific neighborhoods for this upcoming year to fund over 2,000 child care. So that will happen this year, those 2,000 statewide. And I announced this in my state of the state literally a year ago, that we would have universal childcare in the state of New York, including the cities, over a certain amount of time. (06:20–06:29)
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