§ 410-a. Day care; when department to furnish. Any inconsistent
provision of law notwithstanding, if and so long as federal funds are
available for the care provided pursuant to the provisions of this
section, and to the extent of such funds and state funds appropriated or
made available therefor, the department shall be authorized to provide
day care, through appropriate arrangements and cooperative agreements
with the state departments of education and agriculture and markets,
approved by the director of the budget, in public schools operated by
school districts and in facilities operated by or for the state
department of agriculture and markets for children who are receiving
family assistance or who are former or potential recipients of such
aid in accordance with the regulations of the department, including only
such children who are in pre-kindergarten programs of such schools or
who are children of migrant workers.