“We think this is a game-changer for our entire education system.”

“This is a blueprint for America.”

— New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, MSNBC, September 10, 2025

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“Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department announced a historic milestone on Monday: New Mexico will become the first state in the nation to guarantee no-cost universal child care starting Nov. 1.

“This groundbreaking new initiative will make child care available to all New Mexicans, regardless of income, by removing income eligibility requirements from the state’s child care assistance program and continuing the waiver of family copayments.”

— “New Mexico is first state in nation to offer universal child care,” press release, Office of the Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, September 8, 2025 

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