Improve your quality with tailored support!

The FOCUS program works to strengthen early childhood programs serving children and their families in New Mexico.

“FOCUS helped me lose the fear of asking questions about things I didn’t understand…”

- Merlin, Las Cruces

Get valuable hours back in your day!

The toolkit contains thousands of practical and customizable resources, including sample policies, procedures, handbooks, forms, job descriptions, interview guides and much more.

“The ECE Biz toolkit made it really easy to make my own customizable parent handbook for my school, even the licensing department said it was great!”

-Julia, Albuquerque

Running a child care program is hard work, but you don’t have to do it alone.

Elevate NM Child Care gives you access to free child care management software, and to help with time-consuming business tasks--all at no cost to the provider!

“The state-approved enrollment forms are a game-changer!”

-Mishka, Albuquerque

Learn how child care subsidy rates can help your bottom line!

The cost model calculator helps programs estimate how the child care subsidy rates will impact their bottom line. The calculator is a tool to help you think about your business choices, including your program size, the ages of children you serve and your FOCUS level.

“The cost calculator helped me see the benefits of moving up a star level.”

- Denise, Albuquerque