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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed universal child care into law, making New Mexico the first in the nation to grant no-cost child care to residents.Lujan Grisham said families will be able to focus their income more on other needed payments.”All parents who need child care can now get it,” Lujan Grisham said. “When parents are guaranteed no-cost child care, they can improve their family’s quality of life, fully engage in the workforce and contribute to our state’s economy. Families shouldn’t have to choose between paying rent or paying for child care, and as of today, they no longer will.” Another bill signed into law will remove barriers to child care expansion being used through local zoning and homeowners associations.Lujan Grisham also said she hopes that New Mexico will be used as the model blueprint for other states to begin offering no-cost child care to their residents.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed universal child care into law, making New Mexico the first in the nation to grant no-cost child care to residents.
Lujan Grisham said families will be able to focus their income more on other needed payments.
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“All parents who need child care can now get it,” Lujan Grisham said. “When parents are guaranteed no-cost child care, they can improve their family’s quality of life, fully engage in the workforce and contribute to our state’s economy. Families shouldn’t have to choose between paying rent or paying for child care, and as of today, they no longer will.”
Another bill signed into law will remove barriers to child care expansion being used through local zoning and homeowners associations.
Lujan Grisham also said she hopes that New Mexico will be used as the model blueprint for other states to begin offering no-cost child care to their residents.
