New Mexico to become first state to make child care free

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published September 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM EDT

(Courtesy of New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department)

Here & Now‘s Sarah McCammon speaks with New Mexico Early Childhood Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky about the state’s plans to start offering free child care for all starting in November.

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