Mayor Eric Adams on Friday touted an additional $100 million that will go toward early childhood education during the upcoming school year.

The money will create 15,000 new pre-K and 3-K seats, focusing on high-need communities, expand special education and extended day seats, support undocumented children and bolster outreach efforts to boost enrollment, the mayor said.

The announcement was made on Thursday, alongside Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives Ana Almanzar, who said Friday that the city has been working tirelessly to expand the pre-K and 3-K program all summer.

“We had made 42,000 offers at the beginning of May,” Almanzar said in a "Mornings on 1" interview. “And we worked throughout the spring and the summer to make sure that an extra 2,400 families got offers as well, and in the end all those families who made an application and submitted it on time — 100% of them got an offer.”

According to Almanzar, 51,000 families have received offers for the upcoming school year.

Additionally, she said the city is working to expand access for students with disabilities, with $25 million being directed toward special education and 450 new seats created for those students. She noted the city expects to accommodate about 300 more students with special needs and will continue to adjust and open more seats as required throughout the year.

Earlier this year, the city faced backlash from parents after 6% of the 43,000 applicants for a 3-K seat were not matched to any of the choices on their applications, despite there being thousands of empty seats in the programs.

During the "Mornings on 1" interview Friday, Adams addressed concerns from families who have faced challenges with the previous system, noting that the city is committed to doing better this school year.

“Frustration was in previous methods that were being used. We are reaching the largest number, as well as the 450 additional seats for those with disabilities. You’re seeing the moving target of matching families with seats and localities. You are seeing the constant evolution, that's including $5 million with outreach, all of these new methods that we're putting in place is in alignment with what we committed to, and we lived up to that promise,” he said.

Almanzar also highlighted ongoing efforts to assist families with special needs and migrant families.

“We know the 450 is more than it will be needed for the beginning of the year, but we know the number of children that will be assessed to have a special need will be identified, will have to have a match for that need throughout the year. So, we continue to work on opening seats, working with the state Department of Education to make sure that we can get those seats available for those families as they need it, not only now, but throughout the school year, all the way to June. And we're looking forward to working toward our goal to have 700 seats available for those families at the end of the year,” she said.