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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.

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...

Art and Soul: Teaching Zuni Art Across Generations

Zuni Youth Enrichment Project Connects Renowned Artists with Students for Art and Entrepreneurship

Suzette Brewer·Aug 14, 2024·5 min read

On a recent Friday afternoon, student artists at the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project (ZYEP) were busy getting ready for an...

Child Care Innovation: Centralizing Administrative Roles

Part 3 of a 5-part Series

Rebecca Gale·Jul 20, 2022·9 min read

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

Early Childhood Connector: Ounce of Prevention Creates Systems-Based Solutions for Building Early Learning Communities

Mark Swartz·Jul 23, 2020·5 min read

There are more than 19,000 cities and towns and more than 13,000 school districts in the United States, and it’s...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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 Report by the Century Foundation: The Child Care Cliff Meant the End of Federal Funds – But Some States Are Stepping In to Fix That

Rebecca Gale·Feb 7, 2024·10 min read

The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in unprecedented federal spending in the child care industry. When schools and child care programs shut...

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...

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