National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

New Mexico has four different documents regulating health and safety in child care.	Effective Date
Title 8 Social Services Chapter 8 Children, Youth and Families General Provisions Part 3: Governing Background Checks and Employment History Verification	7/31/2009
Title 8 Social Services Chapter 15 Child Care Assistance Part 2: Requirements for Child Care Assistance Programs for Clients and Child Care Providers	8/15/2007
Title 8 Social Services Chapter 16 Part 2 Child Care Centers, Before and After School Programs, Family Child Care Homes and Other Early Care and Education Programs	8/31/2006
Title 8 Social Services Chapter 17 Non-Licensed Child Care Part 2 Requirements Governing Registration of Non-Licensed Family Child Care Homes	8/15/2007

State Licensing Contact

Office of Child Development
PO Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160

Phone: (505) 827-7446 or (800) 832-1321
Web Page: http://www.newmexicokids.org

Links to other New Mexico State Child Care Contacts

AAP State Chapter

Head Start State Collaboration Office

Healthy Child Care America

State Maternal and Child Health Director

State Child Care and Development Fund

State Child Care Resource and Referral Agency

State Early Learning Guidelines

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