Financing Child Care in the United States - Ewing Marion Kauffman ...

ALLOCATING PUBLIC REVENUES LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CONTACTS
Sharon DuPree
Youth Development Institute
Fund for the City of New York
121 Sixth Avenue
New York NY 10013
Phone (212) 925 6675
Fax (212) 925 5675
E–mail sdupree@fcny.org
Jennie Solar–McIntosh
Assistant Commissioner for the Beacons
New York City Department of Youth
and Community Development
156 Williams Street
New York NY 10038
Phone (212) 676 8255
Fax (212) 442 4771
EDUCARE CENTERS (NEW YORK,
NEW YORK)
DESCRIPTION
The New York City Educare Centers are a joint project of
the Board of Education and the Agency for Child
Development.
Four early childhood care and education centers for
children 2 years old through second grade were built in
New York City School District 9 (a portion of the Bronx).
Funds were drawn from both the New York City Board
of Education (NYCBOE) and the Agency for Child
Development (ACD), a city agency that administers
federal, state and local child care funds.
WHEN ESTABLISHED
The first center was built in 1990. All four were
completed by 1997.
ANNUAL AMOUNT
The total cost of the four centers was $62.5 million.
SERVICES FUNDED
The centers provide early care and education to children
2 years old through second grade. Each class is staffed
by a certified teacher, as required by New York City child
care regulations.
HOW FUNDS DISTRIBUTED
The centers were built and/or renovated by the
NYCBOE. Capital costs were jointly funded. NYCBOE
funds the ongoing operating costs for kindergarten
through second grade. ACD funds operating costs for
children between the ages of 2 and 5.
POPULATION SERVED
Children who reside in four specified low–income
catchment areas are served. In FY1998, 1,019 children
were served in the four schools.
STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS
• This partnership was possible because both the
Agency for Child Development (which administers city
tax levy funds for child care as well as state and
federal child care subsidies) and the NYCBOE had
funding available for capital construction. Both entities
also had funds that they could commit to subsidizing
the ongoing cost of operating the Educare Centers.
• This project was initiated because the NYCBOE
needed to build several new classrooms in District 9
and had limited capital funds. The board learned that
ACD was interested in expanding child care in the
area and suggested a joint project. On its own, the
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