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CUNY child care services: availability and funding
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Council Member Brewer inquires about CUNY's child care services, including availability, capacity, and funding. CUNY representatives provide information on the current state of their child care programs.
- CUNY has no current wait list for child care services
- Total capacity is 1,452 seats, with current enrollment at 723
- Funding is a combination of vouchers and student payments
Gale A. Brewer
0:55:20
On child care, because I know that helps keep us in school in terms of parents.
0:55:25
I didn't know how many colleges have them and how many slots are available.
0:55:29
And is this an ongoing issue in terms of wait list or is it something that you can address?
Alicia Alvero
0:55:35
I am looking at the tab, but I am happy to tell you that we do not have any current wait list.
0:55:42
One of the strong collaborations that we were able to implement is if a student, if their capacity has been reached at one campus, students can take advantage of the seat at any of the CUNY campuses.
0:55:58
So just because they're a Hunter College student doesn't mean that they can't take advantage of something that might be closer to home or their workplace.
0:56:05
And it has worked wonderfully and so we do not have a wait list for any of the childcare centers.
0:56:10
And what was the first question?
Gale A. Brewer
0:56:11
So just, I mean how much is it costing or how does it get paid for or that kind of question.
0:56:17
Just the numbers.
0:56:19
How many slots do you have across
Alicia Alvero
0:56:23
Yep.
0:56:23
We have a total capacity of fourteen fifty two seats.
Gale A. Brewer
0:56:30
Okay.
Alicia Alvero
0:56:31
Current enrollment at this point in time is seven twenty three, and that varies based off of age range.
Gale A. Brewer
0:56:40
Okay.
0:56:40
And how, and it's paid for by the, by vouchers or by students or depending?
Alicia Alvero
0:56:46
A combination of both.
0:56:47
Okay.