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Efforts to improve early childhood education access for families in shelters
1:38:16
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Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about efforts to improve access to early childhood education for families living in shelters. Monique Scales from the DOE outlines the initiatives undertaken to address this issue.
- Outreach and marketing initiative led by Deputy Mayor Almazar and supported by New York City Public Schools
- Six events have been held, including a resource fair in East Harlem and five enrollment sprints across the boroughs
- Additional events are anticipated in May
- Specific data on the percentage of age-eligible children living in shelters currently enrolled in 3K was not immediately available
Rita Joseph
1:38:16
We're also pleased to hear that there's been a concerted effort this year to help improve access to early childhood education for families living in shelters.
1:38:24
Can you tell us about these efforts?
Monique Scales
1:38:29
Sure.
1:38:30
So we've we have had the outreach and marketing that is being an initiative led by deputy Mayor Almazar and supported by New York City Public Schools.
1:38:43
So we've had various events.
1:38:47
We've it's we've we anticipate hosting additional events in May, but we've had six events total.
1:38:56
One of them was a resource fair that was held in August of twenty twenty four in East Harlem, and then there were five additional enrollment sprints across the boroughs.
Rita Joseph
1:39:08
And how many and what percentage of age eligible children living in shelters are currently enrolled in three k?
Monique Scales
1:39:17
I will have to get back to you on that particular information.