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Requirements for Child Care Assistance Programs for Clients and Child Care Providers
Requirements Governing Registration of Non-Licensed Family Child Care Homes
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Staff: Must be at least 18 years old
| Age Range | Ratio For Center-based Care |
| Infants | (1:6) |
| Toddlers | (1:6) |
| Preschool | (1:12) |
| Schoolage | (1:15) |
| Mixed age group | same as above |
| Age Range | Ratio For Family Child Care |
| All ages | (1:6) and
(2:7-12) [with no more than 2 children under the age of 2 years; includes provider's children under the age of 6 years] |
| Child
Care Licensing Agency New Mexico Dept. of Children, Youth and Families 1920 Fifth Street P.O. Drawer 5160 Santa Fe, NM 87505 Fax: (505) 827-7361 Hotline: (800) 610-7610 ext. 77499 |
Child
Care Subsidy Agency New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department Child Care Services Bureau P.E.R.A. Building, Room 121 P.O. Drawer 5160 Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160 Phone: (505) 476-0453 Toll Free: (800) 832-1321 Fax: (505) 827-7361 |
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Start - State Collaboration Office Department of Children, Youth and Families PERA Building, Room 116 B P.O. Drawer 5160 Sante Fe, NM, 87502-5160 Phone: (505) 827-8409 Fax: (505) 476-0490 |
Child
Care Food Program Agency |
| State
Child Care Resource & Referral Contact Center for Family & Community University of New Mexico Hokona Hall, Room 376 Albuquerque, NM 87131 Phone: (505) 277-7900 |
Office
of Child Support Enforcement Child Support Enforcement Division Department of Human Services P.O.Box 25110 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504 Phone (505) 476-7207 Fax: (505) 476-7045 |
| Child
Abuse Reporting To report suspected child abuse in New Mexico, call (800) 797-3260. For national child abuse information, call the Childhelp USA National
Child Abuse Hotline (staffed 24 hours daily with professional crisis
counselors): 1-800-4-A-CHILD or 1-800-2-A-CHILD (T.D.D) |
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