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3.98M children (ages 0-17)
Live in New York State
Children make up 20% of the total population of NYS.
Stable at 20% since 2010.
Children
Ages 0-4
Children
Ages 5-11
Children
Ages 12-17
Percentage of children (0-4) has relatively stable since 2010.
Steady increase in children who identify as Latino or Asian since 2010.
Latino
Black
White
Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native & Hawaiian Native or Pacific Highlander
of children aged 9-35 months whose parent completed a developmental screening in the past 12 months
(2023-2024)
of brain growth occurs by age 5.
Capacity of Day Care Center (2025)
Children Served in Universal Pre-kindergarten (2024-2025)
Capacity of Family Child Care / Group Family Day Care (2025)
Funded Enrollment in Head Start and Early Head Start (2025)
NYS state-funded prekindergarten served over (118,000 4-year-olds and 5,800 3-year-olds)
Monthly average - 265,179 children supported
Monthly Average (2024)
Households
Early Intervention serves 5.2% of children under 3 years.
(2023)
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