Comptroller: 'Child care deserts' a family strain on Long Island and state
Ryan Birch
Chronically high child care costs and scant availability continue to put "a financial strain" on families across Long Island and statewide, according to a state comptroller’s office report.
The report, released Thursday, found that though New York's child care costs are among the highest in the United States, 60% of census tracts were "child care deserts" in 2023, with at least three children younger than five for every available slot in a day care or registered home-based provider.