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Tucumcari's only childcare center opens second location
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (597+ words) A classroom in the new building of the Turquoise Child Development Center, which roughly doubles the total capacity for children served by Michelle Chavez's childcare business. Michelle Chavez waited years to fulfill her dream of opening a second childcare facility…...
Finding a doggy daycare for busy people
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1137+ words) Willow, center, with her new friends at doggy daycare. Willow had her first day at her new doggy daycare Monday. Willow is an 8-year-old West Highland white terrier. Willow has been Serafina Seluja’s fur baby since she was just a…...
Early childhood workers rally support for wage scale amid uncertainty from state
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (930+ words) Magnolia De La Cruz holds her 9-month-old daughter Angelica De La Cruz -- who holds her stuffed animal during an annual Day Without Child Care event organized by early childhood workforce advocates at a daycare in Albuquerque on Monday. Gubernatorial candidate…...
New Mexico data on childcare capacity doesn't quite add up
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (607+ words) Since Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced plans in September to offer no-cost daycare and prekindergarten for all families statewide, The New Mexican has repeatedly requested data on New Mexico's childcare capacity. The goal was to examine a challenge parents say…...
The Roundhouse Report: Dems, Duke exchange shots on childcare
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (820+ words) Gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland takes her turn answering a question during the New Mexico’s Next Governor: Candidate Perspective event hosted by the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce and others at the St. Francis Auditorium on Wednesday. After Gov. Michelle Lujan…...
Elizabeth Groginsky discusses New Mexico setting a blueprint for the nation for universal child care
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (223+ words) New Mexico made national headlines last year with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s announcement that it would be the first state in the country to offer child care to all families at no cost. Elizabeth Groginsky, secretary of the state Early…...
Backers say copays for rich will protect New Mexico universal child care
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (896+ words) State Sen. George Muñoz, D-Gallup, speaks with Senate President Pro Tem Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, before a news conference in January 2026 at the Roundhouse about the Legislative Finance Committee's budget recommendations. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s pledge to make state-subsidized child care…...
Early childhood workers laud proposed $60 million wage and career ladder
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (790+ words) Child care provider Magnolia Chavez speaks during a news conference Thursday outside the state Capitol. Early childhood workers and advocates lauded the Legislature's inclusion of $60 million in funding for a wage and career ladder in the state budget. MJ Lord,…...
'More liquid reserves': Lawmakers advance $11.1B budget bill with child care copays
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (763+ words) Rep. Nathan Small, D-Las Cruces, chair of the House Appropriations and Finance Committee, left, and committee member Rep. Mark Duncan, R-Farmington, laugh while speaking after a short meeting Monday at the state Capitol. As members of the House Appropriations and…...
Funding universal childcare boosts N.M.
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (348+ words) The New Mexico Legislature has a rare opportunity in the 2026 legislative session to help working parents and move New Mexico forward by establishing a strong financial foundation for quality, universal child care. The actual costs of supporting a family in…...