Testimony Archive
December 16, 2020 – Testimony before New York City Council – The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Care in NYC
October 16, 2020 – Testimony before New York City Council – COVID-19 and our Membership
May 21, 2020 – Testimony before New York City Council – FY21 Executive Budget Hearing
March 20, 2019 – Testimony Before New York City Council – Committee on Education – FY19 Preliminary Budget Hearing
November 15, 2018 – Testimony Before New York City Council – NYCHA 2017 Physical Needs Assessment
May 24, 2018 – Testimony Before New York City Council – Mayor’s FY 2019 Executive Budget
April 18, 2018 – Testimony Before DOH – Regarding Proposed Amendments To Article 47
March 27, 2018 – Testimony Before The NYC Council – Regarding Child Care Issues In Budget
May 25, 2017 – Testimony Before The NYC – Regarding FY 2018 Executive Budget
May 23, 2017 – Testimony Before The NYS Senate Committee On Children And Families – Concerns With Access To Quality Early Childhood Education
January 14, 2015 – Testimony Before The NYC Council – Concerns With EarlyLearn NYC
June 6, 2014 – Testimony Before The NYC Council – Fiscal Year 2015 Executive Budget Hearings
February 11, 2014 – Testimony before the NYC Council’s Committees on Education and Women’s Issues -Resolution #2, Supporting UPK
October 23, 2013 – Testimony Before the NYC Council General Welfare Committee – Implementation of Early Learn
March 18, 2013 – Testimony Before the NYC Council General Welfare Committee – Bipartisan Commission for Fiscal Strategy for Child Care
May 21, 2012 – Testimony Before the NYC Council General Welfare Committee – Comment on Fiscal Year 2013 Executive Budget
December 12, 2011 – Testimony Before the New York State Senate Committee on Children and Families – Concerns Challenging NYC Publicly Funded Child Care Services
November 11, 2011 – Testimony Before the New York City Council’s Committees on Health and General Welfare – Oversight: Coordination between the Department of Health and the Administration for Children’s Services when Inspecting and Monitoring Child Care Centers in NYC.
March 24, 2011 – Testimony Before the NYC Council’s General Welfare Committee and Finance Committee – Mayor’s Preliminary Budget Cuts on Child Care Service
December 6, 2010 – Testimony before the New York City Council Finance Committee on the November PEGs -Comment on ACS’ Gap Closing Plan
May 21, 2010 – Response to EarlyLearn NYC Concept Paper
April 28, 2010 – Testimony Before the New York City Council’s Committees on General Welfare and Women’s Issues Early Learn NYC -Comment on Early Learn Concept Paper
April 20, 2010 – Testimony before the New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Service and Labor – Labor Issues in the Publicly Funded Child Care System
May 28, 2009 – Testimony before the New York Legislative Standing Committees on Children and Families and Education -Examining the NYC ACS Plan to Eliminate Kindergarten Services in the Publicaly Funded Child Care System
March 5, 2009 – Testimony before the NYC Council’s Committees on General Welfare and Education – Concerning Transfer of Kindergarten Services from ACS to DOE
February 2008 – Some Thoughts on Infrastruture of the New York City Child Care System
August 30, 2007 – Letter to NYC Comptroller William C. Thompson -re: Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK)
April 8, 2004 – Letter to DYCD Commissioner Jeanne B. Mullgrav – Comments on Out-of-School Time Initiative RFP Concept Paper
June 9, 2003 – Testimony before the New York City Council Division of Youth and Community Development -Concerning transfer of after-school funds from ACS to DYCD