NYC Council Introduction 580
intro.nyc/0580-2026
2026-2029 Legislative Session
Establishing an office of child care to oversee free child care for all city residents.
Status: Laid Over in Committee
Subcommittee on Early Childhood Education
Introduced: February 12, 2026
The proposed bill would create an Office of Child Care and charge the office with improving and expanding child care across the city, including by establishing free child care for all city residents no later than four years after the effective date of the local law.