True or False: Both Washington, DC and Seattle, Washington have fully implemented universal childcare systems covering all children under age 3.

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False. Neither city has fully implemented universal childcare yet, though both are making progress. Washington, DC passed the "Birth-to-Three for All DC Act of 2018" to lay the groundwork and set aside $53.9 million in local funding for the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, but full implementation is ongoing. Seattle expanded its Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) to families earning up to $128,724 (family of three) with average annual savings of $7,500, funded through 2032 by the Families, Education, Preschool and Promise Levy. But Seattle contracts with just 200+ providers, and Governor Ferguson's recent budget proposal actually cuts state-funded childcare programs, including caps on Working Connections Child Care caseloads. The lesson for NYC: both cities show the promise of local investment and the peril of relying on unstable state/federal funding. Mamdani's partnership with Hochul is critical—cities can't go it alone on universal childcare without sustained state commitment and revenue.

True or False: Both Washington, DC and Seattle, Washington have fully implemented universal childcare systems covering all children under age 3.

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