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On Tomorrow’s Ballot, New Mexico Votes on Funding Universal Child Care

Q and A with a New Mexico Child Care Policy Expert

Rebecca Gale·Nov 7, 2022·8 min read

New Mexico made national headlines in the spring of 2022 when Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham waived child care subsidy copays...

How Grassroots Activists Got Early Childhood Education Aid on the Ballot in New Mexico

Leigh Giangreco·Nov 30, 2022·6 min read

This November, New Mexicans sent a resounding message to their state officials: fund early childhood education. With 70% voter approval,...

Using Policy to Plant a Powerful Future for New Mexico’s Children

K.C. Compton·Apr 16, 2020·7 min read

Throughout the U.S., the care network for our nation’s youngest children is less a tightly woven safety net and more...

New Mexico On Verge of Securing State Constitutional Change to Ensure Stable Funding for Children Zero to Five

Bryce Covert·Jan 26, 2021·7 min read

After a decade of organizing, early childhood education advocates in New Mexico are convinced they are about to secure something...

New Mexico is the First State to Guarantee a Right to Early Childhood Education. Universal Child Care Could Come Next

Bryce Covert·Nov 9, 2022·6 min read

Yesterday, New Mexico voters made history: they overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that makes theirs the first state to guarantee...

A New Start for New Mexico’s Native Families

Mark Swartz·Dec 7, 2021·3 min read

“What some may see as a gap,” says Jovanna Archuleta, “that’s not necessarily a gap. We can learn a lot...

New Mexico Just Became the First State to Make Child Care Free for Nearly All Families

Bryce Covert·May 26, 2022·8 min read

New Mexico, a state long used to landing at the bottom of national rankings for children’s well-being, just made a...

State Roundup: The Summer of Child Care Innovations

New Mexico, Illinois and Connecticut Provide Cross-Section of States Making Bold Moves

Elliot Haspel·Jul 16, 2021·4 min read

Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously said that states are the “laboratories of democracy.” It turns out they are the...

Innovations in Child Care Investment: Building the Case for Public and Private Funds

Part 1 of a 5-Part Series Explores Innovations in Child Care

Rebecca Gale·Jun 15, 2022·7 min read

Our country is in a child care crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, which has shown how difficult it is for...

5 Top Takeaways: Hunt Institute and Alliance for Early Success Explore Big Wins for Little Kids 2022

Mark Swartz·Dec 22, 2022·4 min read

2022 produced an impressive number of big wins, which the Hunt Institute and Alliance for Early Success explored December 5 in this year’s edition of the Big Wins for Little Kids webinar.

Sharing the Findings from Better Life Lab: Improving Child Care Assistance and Investment

Part 4 of a 5-Part Series

Rebecca Gale·Aug 23, 2022·10 min read

Our country is in a child care crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, which has shown how difficult it is for...

Voices and Visions for Transformative Change from Child Care NEXT

Mark Swartz·Aug 16, 2022·9 min read

Child Care NEXT, a new initiative of the Alliance for Early Success, supports diverse coalitions in states “ready to mount...

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