The New Mexico Early Childhood Strategic Plan continues and answers the work in the Early Childhood Needs Assessment (completed in 2019). This Plan charts out key Goals, Objectives, and Actions to meet the identified needs, plus Measures to track progress. Taken...
January 13, 2021 — The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) is seeking a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services. The purpose of this waiver is to request approval to readjust the ECECD’s current...
The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (NM ECECD), Early Care Education and Nutrition, Family Nutrition Bureau announces that it will once again administer the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in New Mexico to help address the gap in children’s...
Saliva testing for COVID-19 is currently available to child care providers in New Mexico. The Vault COVID-19 saliva test is a safe and effective way to self-test for COVID-19 in your home. This testing method is as effective as the naso-pharyngeal swab and meets...
Download the Child Care COVID-19 Safety Flyer In partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) and New Mexico’s early care and education provider community, ECECD has created a stringent set of health and safety requirements (see the Spanish version) for early...
