Niagara County families face a new child care waitlist

Niagara County families face a new child care waitlist

For parents across Niagara County, child care isnt just a serviceits essential for keeping their families working and stable. For Jackie Castillo Blaber, a mother of two and president of the Niagara Falls Special Education PTA, the cost and availability of care have always been a concern.I know what it's like when you depend on daycare services just as a dual-income householdthe cost of daycare is just astronomical, she said. That subsidy is a l…

Niagara County starting childcare waitlist over lack of state funding

Niagara County Department of Social Services has had to implement a childcare assistance waitlist due to the State of New York’s failure to provide sufficient increase childcare funding for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The county does not receive enough state…