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Program for new parents yields ‘promising’ results

By Dan McKay / Journal Staff Writer Aug 23, 2022 SANTA FE – A home visiting program that educates new parents about how to promote their baby’s healthy development has shown promising early results, according to researchers at the University of New Mexico. In a randomized study, year-old children whose parents participate in a program offered by CHI St. Joseph’s …

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

Bryce Covert Public Policy Nov 9, 2022 Yesterday, New Mexico voters made history: they overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that makes theirs the first state to guarantee a right to early childhood education while directing substantial, steady funding to child care and early education. Seventy percent of voters approved Amendment 1, which will devote a portion of money in the state’s …