Earlier this month, the New York State Legislature and Governor Cuomo worked together to pass the New York State budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 (FY 21) amidst the COVID-19 crisis. We are pleased to share that the enacted FY 21 budget maintains the state’s $5 million annual funding for QUALITYstarsNY. This critical funding will allow QUALITYstarsNY to continue to support the hundreds of early childhood programs it serves across New York State. The Institute and QUALITYstarsNY applaud Governor Cuomo and New York State legislators for continuing to make the quality of the state’s early childhood system a priority despite the current health crisis and budgetary challenges.
Read QUALITYstarsNY’s full statement here.