NYS Legislature looks to bolster pay to address child care staff shortages newsday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A new report from Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, "Childcare in the Hudson Valley," documents the fact that the region is a childcare desert. Advocates are asking the state to set up a $1.2 billion fund to bolster wages for childcare workers.