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Child care and preschool programs offer free or low-cost services to eligible low-income families with children. Different programs have different eligibility requirements. Parents or guardians may choose the type of program that is best for their child. Most child care and preschool programs offer family support services and referrals. Please note that this is not a complete list of public child care and preschool programs that may be available to you.
Click on a program name for more information: Head Start and Early Head Start are free early childhood programs for pregnant women and children from birth to age 5. The goal of these programs is to help children from low-income families get a healthy start and become ready for school. Both programs give children and their families a wide range of educational and social services. Income-eligible child care is child care provided at a reduced cost to low-income families in New Mexico who are working, in an education or job training program, or a teen parent. Child care is provided for children 6 weeks old up to the month a child turns 13 and older children with special needs. The Office of Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) Childcare Services Bureau administers the program and determines eligibility.
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