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
Canvas Preschool Teacher Support Site
ECOT TRAINING
NM Early Childhood Toolkit- Census Bureau (PDF)
Tantrums, Tears and Tempers (PDF)
Early Literacy – Parents Play a Key Role (PDF)
Family Involvement Ideas 2019 (PDF)
Build Relationships 2019 (PDF)
Family Activities Skills 2019 (PDF)
Family Activities Math 2019 (PDF)
Family Activities Reading 2019 (PDF)
Tips for Separation Anxiety 2019 (PDF)
New Mexico Association for the Education of Young Children
The PED would like to spotlight the Brown Early Childhood Center’s PreK Family Handbook (PDF) and the Las Cruces Public Schools Early Childhood Program Family Handbook (PDF) as exemplar family handbooks.
Contact Us
Jerry Apodaca Education Building
300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501
| Name | Phone | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Quick | (505) 470-9013 | Catherine.Quick@ped.nm.gov | Early Childhood Special Education (619) Coordinator |