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

New Mexico Early Learning Guidelines

PreK Tools, Resources, and Criteria

FOCUS Trainings

ECOT TRAINING

Mr. Owl Social Cloud Storage – Log In

• ECOT Page
• Signup and NMPED Course Access Instructional Video
• Signup and NMPED Course Access (PDF)
• Mr. Owl – NMPED Community Building Guide (PDF)

All Current Forms and Resources are housed on this WNMU Canvas site

Canvas Preschool Teacher Support Site

WIDA Early Years focuses on supporting young multilingual children, ages 2.5 to 5.5 years.

• WIDA Membership Benefits
• WIDA Early Years Account Registration Information
• WIDA Early Years Modules
• WIDA Early Years Store Discount
• WIDA ELD Standards Guide
• Early Spanish Language Development Standards Resource Guide
• Can Do Descriptors
• Can Do Booklet
• The Connection: New Mexico Early Learning Guidelines and the WIDA Early English Language Development Standards
• ABCs of Family Engagement

Contact Us

Jerry Apodaca Education Building
300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501