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New Mexico Regulations
The state’s regulatory information listed below is verified as of March 14, 2013

Documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
Title 8 Social Services Chapter 2 Food Assistance and Support
Part 2: Requirements for Participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program		 6/15/2009
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 11/30/2012
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 11/30/2012
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

New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department
Office of Child Development
PO Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160

Phone: (800) 832-1321 or (505) 827-7499 or to find the phone number to your regional office, please go to http://www.cyfd.org/pdf/child_care_licensing_offices.pdf/
Web Page: http://www.cyfd.org/content/child-care-services/


Links to other New Mexico State Child Care Contacts
Healthy Child Care America
State Child Care and Development Fund
Child Care and Development fund Tribal Plan for 2012-2013
State Child Care Resource and Referral Agency
State Early Learning Guidelines:
Performance Standards and Benchmarks for Three and Four Year Olds
New Mexico's Pre-K Program Standards for 2009-2010 (2009)