The tentative agreement has been negotiated between DCCNY and CSA — which covers 150 directors and and assistant directors at publicly-funded child care centers and family child care programs throughout New York City (for 150,000 children). This agreement provides wage increases, a ratification bonus, annual retention bonuses, and additional salary for those supervising extended day and year programs, along with substantial increased contributions to the union welfare fund.
February 10, 2025
Adams Administration Facilitated Conversations That Helped Two Parties Come to Agreement,
Cumulative Pay Increases, Bonuses, Additional Salary for Extended Day and Extended Year Programs
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Office of Labor Relations (OLR) Commissioner Renee Campion, Council of Schools Supervisors and Administrators (CSA) President Henry Rubio, and Day Care Council of New York (DCCNY) Executive Director Tara N. Gardner today announced a tentative new contract for administrators at early childhood education centers, extending the collective bargaining agreement that expired on September 30, 2020. The tentative new contract provides workers with a cumulative raise of over 33.62 percent for the entirety of the contract, retroactive to October 2020, and ending March 2028.The tentative agreement negotiated between DCCNY and CSA — which covers 150 directors and assistant directors at publicly-funded child care centers and family child care programs throughout New York City — provides wage increases, a ratification bonus, annual retention bonuses, and additional salary for those supervising extended day and year programs, along with substantial increased contributions to the union welfare fund.
“Our administration is committed to expanding access to early childhood education with over 150,000 children enrolled across our system, and this means making sure that our child care providers are well paid and work with dignity,” said Mayor Adams. “I am thrilled CSA and DCCNY have reached an agreement that will deliver well earned-raises and establish bonuses for our hard-working early childhood directors and assistant directors. With this agreement, we are helping put more money back into the pockets of working-class New Yorkers, investing in our child care centers, and helping achieve our vision of making New York City the best place to raise a family.”
“I am proud to have assisted the parties in coming to this important agreement,” said OLR Commissioner Campion. “I would like to thank CSA President Henry Rubio and DCCNY Executive Director Tara Gardner for working together to reach this settlement that is fair to these vital workers.”
“High-quality, early childhood education depends on the expertise and dedication of skilled center directors and administrators,” said DCCNY Executive Director Gardner. “We are proud to have worked with the city and the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators to reach this milestone agreement that brings directors and administrators closer to pay parity with their public-school counterparts and includes long-overdue salary increases, retention, and ratification bonuses, and other critical investments in this workforce. We are grateful to CSA, the New York City Office of Labor Relations, the Office of Management and Budget, New York City Public Schools, the City Council, and our advocacy partners for their dedication to securing better compensation for community-based early childhood education center leaders.”
“Our early childhood directors and assistant directors provide essential leadership for our youngest learners, laying a foundation for lifelong growth, success, and reinvestment in our great city,” said CSA President Rubio. “We are proud to have delivered a contract that honors their incredible contributions to our public school system, and we thank the Day Care Council of New York for their ongoing collaboration. We greatly appreciate the mayor’s recognition and critical investment in equity for our city’s workforce. We thank him for his commitment to educational leaders who deserve to be on a pathway toward parity. We look forward to continuing our partnership with the DCCNY and the city to build on this progress.”The tentative agreement negotiated between DCCNY and CSA — which covers 150 directors and assistant directors at publicly-funded child care centers and family child care programs throughout New York City — provides wage increases, a ratification bonus, annual retention bonuses, and additional salary for those supervising extended day and year programs, along with substantial increased contributions to the union welfare fund.
“Our administration is committed to expanding access to early childhood education with over 150,000 children enrolled across our system, and this means making sure that our child care providers are well paid and work with dignity,” said Mayor Adams. “I am thrilled CSA and DCCNY have reached an agreement that will deliver well earned-raises and establish bonuses for our hard-working early childhood directors and assistant directors. With this agreement, we are helping put more money back into the pockets of working-class New Yorkers, investing in our child care centers, and helping achieve our vision of making New York City the best place to raise a family.”
“I am proud to have assisted the parties in coming to this important agreement,” said OLR Commissioner Campion. “I would like to thank CSA President Henry Rubio and DCCNY Executive Director Tara Gardner for working together to reach this settlement that is fair to these vital workers.”
“High-quality, early childhood education depends on the expertise and dedication of skilled center directors and administrators,” said DCCNY Executive Director Gardner. “We are proud to have worked with the city and the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators to reach this milestone agreement that brings directors and administrators closer to pay parity with their public-school counterparts and includes long-overdue salary increases, retention, and ratification bonuses, and other critical investments in this workforce. We are grateful to CSA, the New York City Office of Labor Relations, the Office of Management and Budget, New York City Public Schools, the City Council, and our advocacy partners for their dedication to securing better compensation for community-based early childhood education center leaders.”
“Our early childhood directors and assistant directors provide essential leadership for our youngest learners, laying a foundation for lifelong growth, success, and reinvestment in our great city,” said CSA President Rubio. “We are proud to have delivered a contract that honors their incredible contributions to our public school system, and we thank the Day Care Council of New York for their ongoing collaboration. We greatly appreciate the mayor’s recognition and critical investment in equity for our city’s workforce. We thank him for his commitment to educational leaders who deserve to be on a pathway toward parity. We look forward to continuing our partnership with the DCCNY and the city to build on this progress.”The tentative agreement negotiated between DCCNY and CSA — which covers 150 directors and assistant directors at publicly-funded child care centers and family child care programs throughout New York City — provides wage increases, a ratification bonus, annual retention bonuses, and additional salary for those supervising extended day and year programs, along with substantial increased contributions to the union welfare fund.
“Our administration is committed to expanding access to early childhood education with over 150,000 children enrolled across our system, and this means making sure that our child care providers are well paid and work with dignity,” said Mayor Adams. “I am thrilled CSA and DCCNY have reached an agreement that will deliver well earned-raises and establish bonuses for our hard-working early childhood directors and assistant directors. With this agreement, we are helping put more money back into the pockets of working-class New Yorkers, investing in our child care centers, and helping achieve our vision of making New York City the best place to raise a family.”
“I am proud to have assisted the parties in coming to this important agreement,” said OLR Commissioner Campion. “I would like to thank CSA President Henry Rubio and DCCNY Executive Director Tara Gardner for working together to reach this settlement that is fair to these vital workers.”
“High-quality, early childhood education depends on the expertise and dedication of skilled center directors and administrators,” said DCCNY Executive Director Gardner. “We are proud to have worked with the city and the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators to reach this milestone agreement that brings directors and administrators closer to pay parity with their public-school counterparts and includes long-overdue salary increases, retention, and ratification bonuses, and other critical investments in this workforce. We are grateful to CSA, the New York City Office of Labor Relations, the Office of Management and Budget, New York City Public Schools, the City Council, and our advocacy partners for their dedication to securing better compensation for community-based early childhood education center leaders.”
“Our early childhood directors and assistant directors provide essential leadership for our youngest learners, laying a foundation for lifelong growth, success, and reinvestment in our great city,” said CSA President Rubio. “We are proud to have delivered a contract that honors their incredible contributions to our public school system, and we thank the Day Care Council of New York for their ongoing collaboration. We greatly appreciate the mayor’s recognition and critical investment in equity for our city’s workforce. We thank him for his commitment to educational leaders who deserve to be on a pathway toward parity. We look forward to continuing our partnership with the DCCNY and the city to build on this progress.