GROWING UP NEW MEXICOINC

THE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION CLASSROOMS SERVE CHILDREN AGES SIX WEEKS THROUGH AGE FOUR WITH A GOAL OF KINDERGARTEN READINESS. THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER AT KAUNE IS FIVE-STAR ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN (NAEYC). OUR TEAM PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY FULL- DAY/FULL-YEAR, DUAL LANGUAGE CHILDCARE AND STATE FUNDED EARLY/PRE-K FOR WORKING FAMILIES. GROWING UP NEW MEXICO HAS THREE LICENSED PRE-K CLASSROOMS, THREE LICENSED EARLY PRE-K CLASSROOMS, AND THREE LICENSED INFANT AND TODDLER CLASSROOMS WITH THE CAPACITY TO SERVE 126 CHILDREN. THE INFANT CLASSROOM OPENED IN AUGUST 2024.

GROWING UP NEW MEXICO'S PROGRAM SUPPORTING HOME-BASED CHILD CARE GIVERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO EXPANDED SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2025 WITH A CONTRACT FROM THE NEW MEXICO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE DEPARTMENT. THIS PROGRAM IS SERVING AN INCREASING NUMBER OF HOME EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT NEW MEXICO TO INCREASE THEIR QUALITY OF CARE AND THE STRENGTH OF THEIR BUSINESS. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICY AND ADVOCACY TEAM (FORMERLY NMECDP)- GROWING UP NEW MEXICO IS WORKING ON BIG, STRUCTURAL CHANGE TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF KIDS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NEW MEXICO. WE LISTEN TO THE VOICES IN OUR COMMUNITIES - POLICY MAKERS AND PARENTS WHO SHARE THEIR ASPIRATIONS AND TRUST US TO PUT THEM INTO ACTION. THIS WORK INVOLVES IDENTIFYING VIABLE SOURCES AND STRATEGIES FOR INCREASED PUBLIC FUNDING AND THEN CREATING AND SUPPORTING THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC POLICY TO SECURE THESE FUNDS IN PERPETUITY.