Child care in New York City has been in crisis for decades. Ten years ago, City Hall launched universal pre-K for 4-year-olds to help ease parents’ high child-care costs. Five years later, 3-K for 3-year-olds aimed to do the same. Now, with the crisis persisting, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani last month announced plans to expand those programs further with free child care for all 2-year-olds by 2030, with the rollout beginning this year. Parents were excited.  Parents were lied to.