Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 10 a.m. (New York City time), 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
Committee: Subcommittee on Early Childhood Education
0:02 Council Member Kayla santos
0:02 also who is us online today,
0:06 the subcommittee will consider
0:07 a bill I'm very proud to be
0:08 the lead sponsor of proposed
0:10 intro 5 80 the spill
0:11 establishes an office of child
0:12 care and early childhood
0:14 education to assist the Mayor
0:15 in the planning and
0:18 implementation of child care
0:18 for any child who resides I
0:19 nthe City and no cost to a step
0:23 parent caregiver, guardian or
0:24 relative three years ago, I
0:25 stood outside City Hall with
0:27 yaround the introduction of
0:32 this film in those three years
0:33 we've been able to learn so
0:35 much from one another. I'
0:36 mexcited to hold this vote
0:36 today on a bill so many have
0:38 fought for to take this
0:40 important step in improving
0:41 New York city's early
0:41 childhood education system
0:44 specifically, this bill
0:45 requires the offices office of
0:46 child care and early childhood
0:48 education to coordinate the
0:49 provision of child care in the
0:51 City, including among other
0:53 mandates developing
0:53 recommendations for
0:56 implementation, considerin
0:57 gcost and potential sources of
0:57 funding for the expansion of
0:59 child care supporting agencies
1:02 and identifying potential
1:02 locations for additional
1:04 childcare programs.
1:05 It outlines a clear pathway
1:06 in actionable steps to
1:08 achieving universal child car
1:09 ein New York City. I want to
1:11 know turn it over to my co
1:12 sponsor from the bronx council
1:14 member Kevin Riley for his
1:17 remarks.
1:17 Thank you, chae Gutiérrez
1:18 and good morning, everyone.
1:19 I'm gonna thank the chair for
1:20 our leadership on inch o 5 0 5
1:22 80 a and for bringing this
1:24 important legislation before
1:25 the council. I'm proud of
1:26 serve as a coal price sponsor
1:28 because this bill reflects
1:29 something we've known for a
1:32 long time chalk. It cannot be
1:32 treated as an afterthought it
1:34 requires intentional planning,
1:36 strong coordination and
1:38 sustained leadership across
1:39 City government and show 588
1:41 creates the officer child care
1:43 and early childhood education
1:44 to help ensure our city's
1:47 plans strategically
1:48 identifying gaps in services
1:50 and coordinate resources so
1:51 families can access the
1:53 support that they truly need
1:54 this legislation lays the
1:56 foundation for smarter policy
1:58 making and greater
1:59 accountability as we continue
2:00 to work towards universal
2:02 child here proud to support
2:03 this bill and look forward t
2:04 ostanding where my colleagsue
2:05 later today as we celebrate
2:07 this important step for the
2:08 New York city's children and
2:09 families. Thank you, chair
2:13 . Thank you, Council Member
2:13 reilly. Additionally, the sub
2:14 will also consider proposed
2:16 intro. 15 A sponsored by
2:18 Council Member shawn obra obra
2:19 now in relation to
2:20 requirements and reporting for
2:22 background checks for child
2:24 care employees and volunteers.
2:25 This bill would prohibit the
2:27 department of health and
2:28 mental hygiene from requiring
2:29 a subsequent background check
2:30 of an individual for the
2:31 purposes of working in a
2:32 center based child care
2:35 program if o. H. M h has
2:36 already completed a background
2:38 check unless
2:38 . The individual has not been
2:39 employed by a child care
2:40 provider in the City for more
2:41 than 180 consecutive days in
2:44 the past five years, a child
2:45 care program requests a
2:46 background check or a
2:47 background check is otherwise
2:48 required by law or necessary
2:50 for the purposes of safety,
2:51 but that encourage all my
2:52 colleagues to support both
2:53 pieces of legislation were
2:56 considering today and I'd like
2:57 to recognize comes remember
2:58 Julie juan, who is joining us
2:59 virtually. Um, finally, I
3:00 would like to thank the
3:02 subcommittee staff, the folks
3:02 that made it happen, julia
3:04 goldsmith pink bomb. Katie,
3:06 selena, grace amato, andrew
3:08 lean, lawless and margaret
3:09 barnsley as well as my own
3:11 killer staff franco pallotta
3:12 .l allow for their work, and I
3:13 also want to shout out anya
3:13 lehr, who is my long chief of
3:17 staff senior adviser who
3:17 helped bring us here and
3:20 ambassador from the speaker's
3:21 office, who was also with me
3:22 when we first wrote this bill
3:25 . Clarke, we're ready to begin
3:26 the vote. Thank you. Good
3:27 morning, william martin
3:27 committee clark roll call vote
3:29 committee subcommittee on
3:30 early childhood education,
3:31 both items are coupled.
3:35 Gutiérrez I santos. So so I
3:42 . Thank you. Won. I'm thank
3:50 you, councilmember rightly ah
3:55 Brewer. Yes, Joseph, I. Felder
4:01 with a vote of seven in the
4:01 affirmative negative knobs
4:03 abstentions. Both items have
4:04 been approved by the
4:05 subcommittee Madam chair those
4:06 equal thank
4:07 . You all so much thanks t
4:08 othe advocates see you in a