Sponsor · State Senator, District 52 · Democratic/Working Families
Senate bill · S10247 (2025-26)
Authorizes the provision of child care services on school grounds during school and non-school hours
Summary
Authorizes the provision of child care services on school grounds during school and non-school hours.
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
New York State Senate
Same as A10959, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Amends the Education Law.
Committee
Education · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Education · New York State Senate.
Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
To allow for the provision of child care on school grounds during school hours.
Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)
Cosponsors
The sponsor's argument
Why Lea Webb says this is needed
New York State is facing a struggle for families to find affordable and readily available child care services which limits economic growth across the state, especially in rural New York. In turn, school districts often have unused classrooms due to a lack of teachers and staff. This open space is being wasted, while it could be used to bene- fit other child services including daycare. At this time, school grounds are restricted to only school students and district approved employees. This bill would allow for the unnecessary legal barriers to be removed, to bridge the gap of the lacking child care services across New York State.
This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.
Full history
- May 8, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
NY Senate
- May 6, 2026
Amend (t) and Recommit to Education
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
NY Assembly
- Apr 14, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
NY Assembly
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