Early Childhood Education

New Mexico PreK is a voluntary preschool program created by the Pre-Kindergarten Act of 2005. The PreK program is jointly administered by the Public Education Department and the Children, Youth, and Families Department. Children who have reached their 4th birthday by September 1st are eligible to attend a PreK program. The purpose of PreK is to ensure every child in New Mexico has the opportunity to attend a high quality early childhood education program before kindergarten. The purpose of New Mexico PreK is to:

• Increase access to voluntary high-quality pre-kindergarten programs
• Provide developmentally appropriate activities for New Mexico children
• Expand early childhood community capacity
• Support linguistically and culturally appropriate curriculum
• Focus on school readiness

The New Mexico Public Education Department is excited to announce that the early care and education community now has access to the WIDA Early Years online learning modules and resources. WIDA Early Years focuses on supporting young multilingual children, ages 2.5 to 5.5 years.  This partnership is made possible by through the Preschool Development Grant Birth to Five awarded through the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.

FOR BUSINESS MANAGERS AND STAFF

Approved Supplies that are Allowable for Pre-K

ECOT-Assessment-Dates-2019-20

Student Health Assessment

Screening Resources

The Early Childhood Observation Tool