Comptroller: 'Child care deserts' a family strain on Long Island and state
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.