Hochul wants to establish a $110 million construction fund to build or repair child care facilities.
She also wants a state-level "substitute pool" of professionals who are licensed and trained to offer childcare.
Hochul's proposals build on the work of the state Child Care Availability Task Force.
The task force's report in April urged state lawmakers to quickly pass a funding bill.
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A Gilesgate-based shop and community facility, Hexham’s Core Music, launches a separate workshop where up to six people will be trained how to repair guitars and make ukuleles. The European Social Fund grant supported the project and has secured funds through the County Durham Communication Foundation to equip the workshop in Burn Lane.