Gov. Hochul announced plans to increase access to universal pre-kindergarten, boost child care subsidies by $1.2 billion, increase the child care workforce and simplify the child and dependent tax credit as part of her 2026 legislative agenda. Under her universal pre-kindergarten expansion plans, all four-year-olds in the state would have access to pre-K by the 2028-29 school year, according to a news release. Read more on this developing story at the link in bio. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images/Charly Triballeau) - - #newyork #hochul #childcare #breakingnews