Bill de Blasio with children at P.S. 130 on February 25, 2014, after announcing his plans for universal pre-kindergarten in New York City. Photo: Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images A little more than a decade ago, Bill de Blasio , then the New York City public advocate preparing a run for mayor, sat at a window table in Bar Toto in Park Slope with his policy adviser Ursulina Ramirez. The two batted around an idea: What if every child in the city could attend pre-K? De Blasio and his wife, Chirlane