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New Mexico! First State in America With Universal Childcare
Guaranteed no-cost universal child care starting Nov. 1.
Fast Facts
- This week, the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department announced they were launching guaranteed, no-cost childcare on November 1.
- This department was created by the New Mexico state legislature in 2019 with a clear mission: “Optimize the health, development, education, and well-being of babies, toddlers, and preschoolers through a family-driven, equitable, community-based system of high-quality prenatal and early childhood programs and services.”
- The recent announcement makes New Mexico the first state in America to guarantee no-cost childcare.
- This policy proposal is overwhelmingly popular - Zohran Mamdani’s platform in New York City also calls for universal no-cost childcare.