 SENATE COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE TASKFORCE ON WOMEN’S ISSUES NOTICE OF HEARING SUBJECT: Access to quality child care PURPOSE: To examine the barriers to accessing quality child day care and how such lack of access relates to a variety of issues including child development, family stability and the economy. Hearing Room C, Legislative Office Building Albany, NY Tuesday, May 23rd 10:30a.m. Research suggests that safe and reliable child care is critical to a family’s ability to maintain employment and self-sufficiency, while promoting positive child development. Despite this evidence, many working families across the State are unable to access quality child care. In order to better guide policy decisions to assist parents and their children, it is necessary to identify obstacles to obtaining child care and the implications that lack of access has for families and the community. The purpose of this hearing is to examine the need for increased access to quality child care in New York State as well as the impact on children, families, the labor force and the economy. The Committees and Taskforce are also interested in hearing from stakeholders regarding the adequacy of current State and local funding levels to promote the quality and availability of child care programs. Persons wishing to present pertinent testimony to the Committees and Taskforce at the above hearing should complete and return the enclosed reply form at least twenty four hours prior to the commencement of the hearing. It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation. Oral testimony will be limited to 10 minutes. In preparing the order of witnesses, the Committees will attempt to accommodate individual requests to speak at particular times in view of special circumstances. These requests should be made on the attached reply form or communicated to Committee staff as early as possible. In the absence of a request, witnesses will be scheduled in the order in which reply forms are postmarked. Ten (10) copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. In order to further publicize these hearings, please inform interested parties and organizations of the Committees’ and Taskforce’s interest in hearing testimony from all sources. In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the New York State Senate and Assembly have made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Senate and Assembly facilities and activities. Ellen Jaffee Member of Assembly Chair Committee on Children and Families Tony Avella Member of Senate Chair Committee on Children and Families Shelley Mayer Member of Assembly Chair Assembly Legislative Taskforce on Women’s Issues 
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