Not in NYC: Of the top 20 school districts in the U.S., 19 have resumed classes for the current school year. New York City does not resume classes until Sept. 10. That places a burden on parents who need to find childcare for the three weeks between the end of most summer programs and the start of the academic year.
Not in NYC: Of the top 20 school districts in the U.S., 19 have resumed classes for the current school year. New York City does not resume classes until Sept. 10. That places a burden on parents who need to find childcare for the three weeks between the end of most summer programs and the start of the academic year. ( Photo: Pexels.com)

While most major U.S. school districts are already back in session, New York City students don’t return until Sept. 10. The late start leaves working parents struggling to cover weeks of costly childcare gaps.

NYC Families Struggle With Late-Summer Childcare Due to Later School Year Start
27 Aug 2026 | 12:03
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Students in Houston and Las Vegas returned to school on Aug. 10. In Los Angeles, kids went back on Aug. 12, and Miami’s students started the following day. Students returned Aug. 24 in Philadaelphia, Chicago and Denver.

But in New York City, students in the nation’s largest school district still have...

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