The state revealed Monday how it would parcel out $300 million of city funding for the expansion of full-day prekindergarten.
Nearly all the money — $294 million — is budgeted to go directly to the city Education Department, while the remainder will be parceled out to individual providers across the five boroughs, Gov. Cuomo’s office announced.
The $6 million will be paid to 18 community-based groups — including several with religous ties — and represents only part of the funding organizations will receive to boost their pre-K offerings, officials said.
The funding, part of a statewide allocation of $340 million, is the first installment in the $1.5 billion five-year commitment for pre-K around the state — part of a budget deal between Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio.
