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Early Childhood Alliance

Our Vision:  Every child has access to affordable, accessible, high quality early care and education in a system that meets the needs of children, families, early care and education programs, the child care workforce, and communities in New Mexico.

Our Mission:  To advocate as a collective voice on behalf of New Mexico’s children to secure a system of high quality early care and education.

 We are committed to systems that support:

  • Developmentally appropriate early learning for children birth to eight including school age care and education
  • Worthy compensation for the early childhood workforce
  • Affordable, accessible, high quality developmentally appropriate early care and education to all families
  • Early childhood education that builds on and supports existing programs
  • A comprehensive service system that supports families.

Founding organizations:  NM Association for the Education of Young Children, NM Child Care and Education Association, NM Head Start Association, Parents Reaching out.

History:  The Early Childhood Alliance formed in 2004 to unite various groups concerned about young children into one voice.   An early effort in 2005 was successful -- to ensure that the new NM PreK Program for 4-year-olds used BOTH public schools and community programs, such as Head Start, early learning centers and family homes as contractors.   Initially, the proposal called for the program to be housed only in public schools.  The Alliance has persistently fought to get more resources for early care and education, with campaigns such as Every Child Counts.

Next Meeting:  Thursday, Jan. 6, 1:30 to 3 p.m., at the NM Association for the Education of Young Children/Early Childhood Alliance office, 2201 Buena Vista SE, Suite 424, Albuquerque 87106.

Sign Up for Listserv:   To stay up-to-date with early childhood advocacy reports and bulletins, sign up for the Early Childhood Alliance Listserv.   Here's how:

   a. Address your message to: nmeca-request@lxdce.unm.edu

   b. In the body of the message write:  subscribe

   c. Leave the subject blank (you may get a message that says you have left the subject blank but send it anyway)

   d. The next time you check your e-mail you will have a message from the 
listserv telling you that you have subscribed to the listserv.

 

 

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