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NOTICE: New Mexico Early Learning Advisory Council Meeting September 16, 2021
The Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) September 16, 2021 meeting is canceled. A rescheduled meeting date will be announced soon.The Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) is a group that makes recommendations and advises the government and legislature regarding...
EARLY CHILDHOOD JOB FAIRS
EARLY CHILDHOOD JOB FAIRS Make kids your career! Jumpstart a fun and rewarding new path as a early childhood professional! ECECD offers early childhood professionals scholarship opportunities, supplemental wages and bilingual payment incentives! In collaboration with...
ECECD Highlights Programs Supporting Early Childhood Educators for Teachers Appreciation Week
ECECD Highlights Programs Supporting Early Childhood Educators for Teachers Appreciation Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2021 ESPAÑOLA, NM – Today, the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) celebrated Teachers Appreciation Week with senior...
Updated Health and Safety Requirements for New Mexico Child Care Facilities and Early Childhood Professionals
Health and Safety Requirements Updated September 10, 2021 On March 11, 2020, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a public health emergency in order to maximize the resources available to fight the spread of COVID-19 and minimize public health risks for New...
Join Us! Cost Study Meetings
JOIN US! Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) invites you to join us for upcoming cost study meetings as part of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) plan. The goal of each session is to share and discuss the child care cost modeling process and...
HJR1 Approved by the Senate Finance Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Micah McCoy Communications Director Early Childhood Education and Care Department Micah.mccoy@state.nm.us or (505) 629-9675 March 16, 2021 SANTA FE, NM – Today, the Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) and the Lujan...
In Remembrance and Gratitude: One Year into the Pandemic
One year ago, we entered this public health crisis not knowing what our future held. Today, we mourn those we have lost and continue to send our well wishes to all those still infected or suffering from the effects of COVID-19. From the beginning of the pandemic,...
The New Mexico Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan for 2022-2024
The New Mexico Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan for 2022-2024 Notice of public hearing: The public hearing was held on June 4, 2021, at 1 p.m. Due to the COVID-19 health pandemic, the public hearing was held virtually via Zoom starting at 1 p.m....
At-A-Glance: New Mexico Early Head Start/Head Start
About the Early Childhood Education and Care Department’s Head Start State Collaboration Office (HSSCO) Early Head Start (EHS) and Head Start (HS) are a critical part of New Mexico’s early childhood education and care system. EHS/HS provide low-income and vulnerable...
Updated Rapid Response Process for Child Care programs
Rapid Response Process for Child Care Programs ECECD, in collaboration with the University of New Mexico, Early Childhood Services Center is launching a Rapid Response Centralized Intake Hotline. The toll-free Rapid Response Central Intake Number is: 1-833-866-3272. ...
NM School Districts, Governmental Bodies, and Private Nonprofits to Operate the Summer Food Service Program for Children
Sponsoring Organization Media Release February 8.2021 — The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (NM ECECD), is proud to announce the availability of the Summer Food Service Program for Children (SFSP). The SFSP combats the hunger gap in children’s...
Scholarship opportunity for Infant Mental Health Endorsement
Become Recognized for Your Infant Mental Health Specialization Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health® (IMH-E®) provides recognition of specialized knowledge and expertise in professionals working with or on...
Free, At-Home School Readiness Program for Native American Families
Waterford UPSTART offers in-home school readiness that gives children a fun start in reading, math, and science in just 15 minutes a day, 5 days a week! Free Waterford will provide a computer at NO COST (which you may keep upon completion) and Internet while...
Request for Proposal RFP 2021-0001 Financial and Audit Compliance
Due March 12, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. Scope of Procurement ECECD is seeking a contractor to conduct a financial and compliance audit for applicable statements and schedules of the Agency and other financial and compliance audit services as further described in Section IV.A...
NM’s First Statewide Early Childhood Strategic Plan Released
Three-year plan includes input from nearly 5,000 New Mexicans January 28, 2021 — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Children’s Cabinet Director Mariana Padilla, Early Childhood Education and Care Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky and other state Cabinet secretaries on Wednesday...
The New Mexico Early Childhood Strategic Plan 2021–2024
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...
PUBLIC NOTICE: COVID-19 Waiver Request for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
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...
ECECD to Administer Summer Food Service Program for Children
The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (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...
Early Childhood Education and Care Department Requests $401 Million for Fiscal Year 2022
Strategic Investments Will Preserve Key Services for Children and Families, Support Healthy Child Development and Cradle-to-Career Success, and Aid State’s Economic Recovery –December 3, 2020 In testimony before the Legislative Finance Committee, the New Mexico Early...
RELEASE: Proposed Amendments to Child Care Subsidy Regulations
ECECD Seeks Public Comment on or Before Jan. 6 Public Hearing –November 25, 2020 The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) has released a series of proposed rule changes which aim to make it easier for families to access child care...
Governor Lujan Grisham’s New Public Health Order
Many of you will have seen our Governor’s press conference today, read her latest press release, or seen the latest Public Health Order. ECECD, in response, is limiting child care to those families who absolutely and essentially need care. This restriction is in...
Child Care Copay Waiver Extended
Copay Waiver for Child Care Assistance extended through the end of the year November 2, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to impact our communities, the Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) is committed to supporting families and child care providers across...
RELEASE: New Mexico Offers Free Online Education Resource for Early Childhood Educators
September 29, 2020 Part of larger administration effort to strengthen training and credentialing opportunities for educators working with young children The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) today announced that it will provide a limited...
RELEASE: Job Search, Teleworking and Online Coursework Now Qualify Parents for Child Care Assistance
September 22, 2020 New Mexico amends Child Care Assistance regulations to help families obtain subsidies The Early Childhood Education and Care Department on Tuesday announced amendments to its child care assistance regulations, set to take effect immediately, that...
RELEASE: Copayments Waived for Parents in Child Care Assistance Program in Sept. & Oct.
September 9, 2020 ECECD Action Will Support Parents and Child Care Providers Today, the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) announced that parent copayments for the Child Care Assistance program will be waived for the months of September...