Starting November 1, 2025, NM Becomes the First State in the US to Offer FreeChildcare

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Childcare is a major expense for families and competes with healthcare, rent,

medicines and food on the table for family budgets. Children without a prekindergarten

education, fall behind at the beginning of their formal education and many never catch

up. When childcare is unaffordable, a parent – almost always the mother – stays

home, reinforcing inequity and poverty. NM’s innovative milestone will not only give

more kids an equal footing when arriving at kindergarten but will lift many families out of

poverty.

Click here to read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-first-new-mexico-launches-free-child-care-rcna241516

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