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Free childcare is coming to New York:
Universal child care is coming to New York.
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@governor.ny.gov) 2026-01-08T16:05:14.849Z
Applegrove: Quebec has had it for more than a generation and it pays for itself with better socialized kids who grow up to be productive and women with much better careers. Increase taxes received by the government from these two groups and other related things more than cover the cost of the government subsidies.