The Long Island Pre-K Initiative is proud to be part of Long Island's Regional Technical Assistance Center for Pre-K and Early Education. Visit its web page for links to all partner organizations. Many have important COVID-19-related resources to offer:  www.nassauboces.org/rtac

Our region includes 1,770 licensed child care providers. 124 school districts and three BOCES. With such complex and overlapping systems, there is a need for an organization that promotes communication and collaboration--that organization has been the RTAC.

This Long Island collaborative was invaluable when COVID-19 hit our region last spring. Our partners worked together to share critical pandemic-related information, to support leaders and teachers with training and resources (including virtual strategies for early education), and even to provide feedback to state policymakers about what was happening here, "on the ground."

When it comes to public Pre-K, Long Island is the least-funded region of the state with only 10% of our 4-year-olds having access to public, full-day programs. With continued funding, the RTAC will be able to coordinate relationships between school districts and community-based organizations--sharing services and expertise for a cost-effective expansion of high-quality, accessible Pre-K and child care options.

Questions? email LongIslandRTAC@gmail.com

District 1: Anthony Palumbo palumbo@nysenate.gov

District 2: Martio Mattera mattera@nysenate.gov

District 3: Alexis Weik weik@nysenate.gov

District 4: Philip Boyle pboyle@nysenate.gov

District 5: James Gaughran gaughran@nysenate.gov

District 6: Kevin Thomas thomas@nysenate.gov

District 7: Anna Kaplan kaplan@nysenate.gov

District 8: John Brooks brooks@nysenate.gov

District 9: Todd Kaminsky Kaminsky@nysenate.gov

District 1: Fred Thiele ThieleF@nyassembly.gov

District 2: Jodi Giglio giglioj2@nyassembly.gov

District 3: Joseph DeStefano destefanoj@nyassembly.gov

District 4: Steve Englebright EngleS@nyassembly.gov

District 5: Doug Smith smithd@nyassembly.gov

District 6: Philip Ramos ramosp@nyassembly.gov

District 7: Jarett Gandolfo gandolfoj@nyassembly.gov

District 8: Michael Fitzpatrick FitzpatrickM@nyassembly.gov

District 9: Michael Durso dursom@nysassembly.gov

District 10: Steve Stern sterns@nyassembly.gov

District 11: Kimberly Jean_Pierre JeanPierreK@nyassembly.gov

District 12: Keith Brown brownk@nyassembly.gov

District 13: Charles Lavine LavineC@nyassembly.gov

District 14: David McDonough mcdonoughd@nyassembly.gov

District 15: Michael Montesano MontesanoM@nysassembly.gov

District 16: Gina Sillitti sillittig@nysassembly.gov

Distjrict 17: John Mikulin mikulinj@nyassembly.gov

District 18: Taylor Darling DarlingT@nyassembly.gov

District 19: Edward Ra rae@nyassembly.gov

District 20: Melissa Miller MillerML@nyassembly.gov

District 21: Judy Griffin GriffinJ@nyassembly.gov

District 22: Michaelle Solages SolagesM@nyassembly.gov

The Long Island Pre-K Initiative is a collaborating partner in the state-funded Long Island Regional Technical Assistance Center for Pre-K and Early Childhood Education.