/tags/child-care child care en-US Copyright Sat, 25 Oct 2025 22:43:53 GMT /local-news/2025-10-25/capacity-issues-may-limit-new-mexicos-universal-child-care-program Starting Nov. 1, New Mexico will offer free child care to every family in the state. There will be no fees to pay and no income limits to sign up. But the state might not have enough child care centers to actually take care of all the children whose families want help. Sat, 25 Oct 2025 22:43:53 GMT /local-news/2025-10-25/capacity-issues-may-limit-new-mexicos-universal-child-care-program Sana Dadani /local-news/2025-10-13/childcare-universal-children-cost-education New Mexico is set to become the first state in the U.S. to offer free childcare to everyone. Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham said it will start in just a few weeks on November first. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 23:28:57 GMT /local-news/2025-10-13/childcare-universal-children-cost-education Taylor Velazquez /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2025-09-12/lets-talk-about-free-universal-child-care New Mexico has invested in early childhood education for years and now Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced that the state will soon offer no-cost universal childcare to every kid in the state. On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico we’ll dig into what this means for families and what infrastructure needs to be in place before the program begins November 1st. Fri, 12 Sep 2025 22:40:03 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2025-09-12/lets-talk-about-free-universal-child-care /new-only-youth-detox-in-new-mexico-to-open Leadership at the new—and only—youth detox in the state say they will begin taking patients as young as 14 years old in the next few weeks. The facility at Serenity Mesa is just the latest in a string of accomplishment and growth for a non-profit organization that started out of one family's struggle with substances. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 23:52:04 GMT /new-only-youth-detox-in-new-mexico-to-open Daniel Montaño /local-news/2024-07-05/child-care-subsidy-programs-are-showing-benefits-but-not-meeting-all-families-in-need Despite its low rankings in child wellbeing, New Mexico has led the country in making child care more affordable and accessible to families. It waives child care copays for those getting state subsidies. It also ensures more families can receive vouchers to cover the full cost of care and have a choice of providers. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 23:18:33 GMT /local-news/2024-07-05/child-care-subsidy-programs-are-showing-benefits-but-not-meeting-all-families-in-need Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2023-06-14/new-mexico-made-improvements-in-child-well-being-but-still-ranks-last Despite Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signing numerous policies intended to improve the well-being of New Mexico’s children, the state continues to rank last nationally. That’s according to this year’s Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, released Wednesday. But, despite the concerning score, there is hope in the data. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 01:42:45 GMT /local-news/2023-06-14/new-mexico-made-improvements-in-child-well-being-but-still-ranks-last Nash Jones /2021-07-16/cash-from-child-tax-credit-lands-in-family-bank-accounts-across-mountain-west Advocates and social scientists say the extra money will help low and middle-income families recover from the economic impacts wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic and lift millions out of poverty. Thu, 15 Jul 2021 23:52:25 GMT /2021-07-16/cash-from-child-tax-credit-lands-in-family-bank-accounts-across-mountain-west Matt Bloom, Robyn Vincent /local-news/2020-05-05/n-m-child-care-workers-many-excluded-from-unemployment-and-stimulus-money-win-hazard-pay On May 1, New Mexico became the second state to establish hazard pay specifically for child care workers, OLÉ New Mexico announced. The Children, Youth… Tue, 05 May 2020 05:12:26 GMT /local-news/2020-05-05/n-m-child-care-workers-many-excluded-from-unemployment-and-stimulus-money-win-hazard-pay yasmin khan /public-health-new-mexico/2019-08-09/abq-oks-using-campaign-funds-for-child-care It just got a little easier for people raising kids to run for public office in Albuquerque. The city announced this week a change to election rules that… Fri, 09 Aug 2019 21:20:10 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-08-09/abq-oks-using-campaign-funds-for-child-care Hannah Colton /public-health-new-mexico/2019-05-30/cyfd-proposes-to-tighten-eligibility-for-childcare-assistance Thousands of New Mexicans would no longer be able to sign up for childcare assistance under a rule proposed by the Children Youth and Families Department… Thu, 30 May 2019 23:44:09 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-05-30/cyfd-proposes-to-tighten-eligibility-for-childcare-assistance Hannah Colton