Local Early Childhood System Building Coalitions
Since FY22, ECECD has funded eighteen coalitions across fourteen New Mexico counties. By funding early childhood coalitions, ECECD aims to create more cohesive, equitable, and effective early childhood systems in New Mexico, which includes coordinating a continuum of family driven, community based high-quality prenatal-to-five programs and services that are available and accessible to all families in every corner of the state.
The coalitions work on initiatives that include:
- Informing their communities about early childhood services and resources via coalition websites, newsletters, email blasts, meetings, newspaper, radio ads, etc.
- Increasing referrals to home visiting and other early childhood programs
- Improving access to healthcare services, including behavioral health
- Working with potential providers who may want to start a child care business
- Creating and distributing school readiness kits, and videos
- Developing and coordinating after school programs
- Conducting First Aid and CPR trainings for community members
- Attending Town Council Meetings, County Commission Meetings, and other public meetings that may impact families and children to understand the issues and advocate for families.
- Establishing local family leadership councils to provide families with opportunities to become stronger advocates for early childhood policy & program change
- And much more!
Funded Coalitions
Bernalillo County
Bernalillo County
Bernalillo County Home Visiting Work Group
Bernalillo County
Bernalillo County
Coalition for Science Learning in Early Childhood
Bernalillo County
Chaves County
Doña Ana County
Doña Ana County
Doña Ana County Early Childhood Education Coalition
Doña Ana County
Grant County
Grant County
Community Partnership for Children
Lincoln County
Los Alamos County
McKinley County
McKinley County
McKinley County Early Childhood Coalition
Otero County
Rio Arriba County
San Juan County
San Juan County
San Juan County Early Childhood Coalition
Santa Fe County
Santa Fe County
Santa Fe Early Childhood Steering Committee
Taos County
Valencia County
