AGENCY TESTIMONY
Overview of NYC's early childhood education system
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Deputy Chancellor Hawkins provides an overview of New York City's early childhood education system, emphasizing its size, diversity, and commitment to meeting community needs.
- NYC's system must serve a diverse population across various neighborhoods, from Staten Island to the Bronx
- The system has the capacity to serve approximately 140,000 children
- There is a commitment to placing every child in the best possible learning environment
Simone Hawkins
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New York City is the largest and most diverse city in the country which is reflected in the families we serve.
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The early childhood system we manage must have the versatility to meet the wide ranging needs of communities from the South Shore Of Staten Island to Wakefield in The Bronx, from the Upper West Side to Brownsville.
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Our work must be tailored to the distinctive characteristics of different neighborhoods, establishing what communities truly need and ensuring that we are delivering on those priorities as effectively as possible.
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We at New York City Public Schools have the capacity to serve approximately 140,000 children in early childhood with the commitment to ensure that every single one of those children is placed in the best possible learning environment.