Early Childhood Focus

Commission OKs Child Care Bid

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:47:45 PST

EXERPT FROM: Silver City Sun-News
By Terrance Vestal
SILVER CITY - The Grant County Commission voted Tuesday to award a bid for day care services to the Baby Boot Camp Child Care Center of Silver City.

NM Governor Tries To Restore Child Care Cuts

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:56:47 PST

EXCERPT FROM: KFOX 14
By Danielle Chavira
EL PASO, Texas -- After child care assistance received budget cuts, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson plans to use expected funding, which was recently passed by Congress, to boost child care services in New Mexico.

State Cuts Push Some Child-care Providers to Close

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:33:03 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Silver City Sun News
By Ashley Meeks
LAS CRUCES - Gov. Bill Richardson says he's doing "everything possible."

Stimulus Money Helps Childcare Programs, But More is Needed, Group Says

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:57:43 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The New Mexico Independent
By Trip Jennings
Nearly $2.5 million in federal stimulus money will go to boost children�s programs facing budget cuts, Gov. Bill Richardson announced today.

Governor Saves Child Care Aid

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:01:23 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The New Mexican
By Sandra Martinez
Virginia Garcia-Rivera, a single mom, was relieved Friday when she learned that Gov. Bill Richardson had agreed to head off cuts to subsidized child care for lower-income New Mexicans.

Cuts Worry Child Care Providers

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:35:54 PST

EXCERPT FROM: KOAT TV
By KOAT TV STAFF
RIO RANCHO, NM. -- Child care providers are worried after Gov. Bill Richardson decided not to cut funding to 5,000 families, but rather to the providers.

Parents Unite Over Child Care Cuts

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:34:25 PST

EXCERPT FROM: KOAT TV
By STAFF
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Concerns are growing after the state recently said it can't afford to keep helping low-income families pay for child care.

NM Families Scramble To Find Child Care

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:53:03 PST

EXCERPT FROM: KOAT TV
By KOAT News Staff
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Currently, 5,000 New Mexico families are scrambling to find child care.

Child Care Center Set to Open

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:18:50 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Silver City Sun-News
By Terrance Vestal
SILVER CITY -- After three years and a number of hurdles, a new day care center in Silver City that was spearheaded by Grant County is scheduled to have a ribbon-cutting at 1 p.m. today.

Parents Protest Cutbacks in Child Care

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:35:12 PST

EXCERPT FROM: KRQE News 13
By Bill Diven
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Working parents who say they are caught between a rock and a hard spot protested cutbacks in day care support outside a state office Wednesday morning.

Budget Woes Force Cuts to Childcare for Needy Families

Thu, 27 May 2010 11:44:38 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The New Mexico Independent
By Trip Jennings
At a time when more New Mexicans are struggling financially the state has restricted access to a program that helps low-income parents find and keep jobs � and, some people say, keeps them off the welfare rolls.

Stimulus Money Finances Child Care Vouchers

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:02:25 PST

The state is to receive $18.6 million to help provide child care services for working families in New Mexico.

GPSA Seeks Child Care Subsidies for Graduate Students

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:26:50 PST

Graduate and professional students are working to persuade legislators to change a state code that prevents them from getting subsidies for child care.

Richardson Plans Larger N.M. Child Care Tax Credit

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:12:50 PST

Gov. Bill Richardson proposes to expand a state tax credit for child care expenses.