“We are in a childcare crisis.”Īmaris Cockfield, a spokesperson for the Mayor’s Office, said the city rolled out a new program, ContractStat, as an oversight initiative to address issues before they surface, and launched the 12-week ‘Clear the Backlog’ initiative to help get nonprofits with overdue bills paid for their work.
“My office has heard from early childhood care providers that have been left unpaid by DOE and are in danger of closing,” Menin said at the February education committee hearing. The legislation would highlight the number of invoices in total, the number of invoices paid in full or partially paid, and the average amount of time it takes to process payments. “It’s really urgent that the DOE gets staff up and maintain staff, and also ensures that as they overcome late payments for fiscal (year) 2022, they address the current payment delays for the fiscal year we’re in.”Ĭouncilmember Julie Menin (D-Manhattan) introduced a bill in December that would require the city’s education department to report every month on payments to early childhood care and education providers. “We have been extremely concerned about horrifically late payments from the DOE to contracted childcare providers that just destabilize the system and make it difficult to sustain services,” March said.
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