Jul 16, 2025

Media Advisory: ECECD marks 5 years with statewide resource fairs

Celebrate ECECD's fifth birthday with us at an event in your community

Visit the Early Childhood Education and Care Department Newsroom here .

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 16, 2025

CONTACT

Julia Sclafani (she/her)

Public Relations Specialist

Email: julia.sclafani@ececd.nm.gov

Mobile: (505) 699-5937

1120 Paseo De Peralta

Santa Fe, NM 87501

nmececd.org

The Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) is marking its fifth birthday by participating in a series of community-based resource fairs, designed to support families of young children by gathering state agencies and community resources that offer programs and services that touch early childhood.

Commemorating ECECD’s founding on July 1, 2020, these celebrations underscore the department’s ongoing commitment to meeting the needs of New Mexico’s youngest children and their families.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Health and safety resources

Opportunity to connect directly with ECECD staff and regional partners

Enrollment information for state and local early childhood programs

Free on-site activities for children and families

DATES AND LOCATIONS:

Farmington — Friday, July 18, 2025, 4–8 p.m., at Berg Park, 400 Scott Ave, Farmington, hosted by San Juan County Early Childhood Coalition

Española — Thursday, July 24, 2025, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Northern New Mexico College, 921 N Paseo De Onate, Española, hosted by Rio Arriba County Early Childhood Collaborative

Taos — Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 5–6 p.m., Kit Carson Park, 211 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos, hosted by Paso a Paso Network

Albuquerque — Thursday, July 31, 2025, 5:30–7:30 p.m., Explora Science Center and Children’s Museum, 1701 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, hosted by Coalition for Science Learning in Early Childhood and Valencia County Early Childhood Community Partnership

Ruidoso — Saturday, August 2, 2025, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., Wingfield Park, 300 Center St, Ruidoso, hosted by PIECE Coalition of Lincoln County

Las Vegas — Saturday, August 9, 2025, time TBD, San Miguel Mora County Fair, Rodeo Ground Road, Las Vegas, hosted by San Miguel County Early Childhood Coalition

RSVP:

Media are invited and encouraged to attend. Please contact the hosting local coalition for information. Contact details for coalition coordinators can be found on the webpage here: Local Early Childhood System Building Coalitions | Early Childhood Education & Care Department

See the Event Flyer Here

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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham launched the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) in 2020, making New Mexico among the first states to consolidate all early childhood programs and services under a single cabinet-level agency. Under this administration, ECECD has led the nation by expanding access to free New Mexico PreK, overseeing the largest investment in early childhood infrastructure in state history, and implementing cost-free child care for a majority of New Mexico families. Learn more about how ECECD supports children, families, and the early childhood professionals that serve our communities at nmececd.org, or find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram as @NewMexicoECECD.

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