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Mayor Mamdani Announces Seven New Early Childhood Education Centers Opening This Fall

  • Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 Updated: Tue Apr 21, 2026

Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels announced seven new early childhood education centers will open this fall, adding about 240 new 3-K seats across the city. The sites, previously vacant, are part of the first phase of the 3-K expansion announced last month for the 2026–27 school year.