The citizens of New York and their elected representatives have made a major commitment to campus child care. This commitment is expected to increase, despite state budget problems. As a result of this commitment, thousands of New York parents have gotten a college education or worked at public colleges and universities while their children received good care. State funding has created some bureaucratic difficulties, which are being eased. It is hoped these difficulties will be resolved by a joint effort of the state government, unions, and campuses. State University of New York and City University of New York groups; representatives from state agencies and organizations; early childhood professionals; and union representatives are advocating increased support for campus centers, including higher salaries and improved fringe benefits for campus child care staff. As of yet, all of the need for campus child care is not being met, nor is funding sufficient to provide stability and security to all campus child care operations. However, even in a difficult budget year state allocations for child care were increased slightly and support is expected to grow. A state campus child care organization will be formed this year to provide a network of support for centers and more strength to advocacy efforts. (RH)