Financial Support and Meal Program

Did you Know?

The New Mexico Early Childhood, Education & Care Department (ECECD) is now offering the most expansive childcare assistance program in the nation, making most NM families eligible for free childcare.

The application process is simple and fast. You can submit your application online at  https://www.nmececd.org/child-care-assistance/or in person at 4801 Indian School NE Albuquerque, NM 87110.

Once you submit your application and all required documents, you will receive notice of eligibility within 15 days. If approved, you will receive FREE childcare as ECECD is currently waiving all co-pays.

Childcare assistance can make a big difference in your family’s well-being and future. It can help you access RGEC’s high-quality before and after school programs that promote your child’s learning and development as you pursue your work or education goals without worrying about the cost of childcare. By applying for childcare assistance, you are investing in your child’s success and your own.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Don’t miss this opportunity to get the support you need and deserve. If you have questions or need help with your application, please contact us at 505-873-6035 and ask to speak to a childcare services coordinator.

Early Childhood Education & Care Department (ECECD)

RGEC also works together with the State funded program CACFP. The Child Adult Care Food Program helps RGEC provide nutritional light suppers for at-risk children and youth 18 years and younger. Specified sites that participate in the CACFP program provide nutritional activities as well as promotes the benefits of healthy eating. RGEC and CACFP have worked together to provide meals since 2014.

CACFP Sites (Meal Program)

Albuquerque Sites

• Albuquerque School of Excellence -Eastside Campus
• Albuquerque School of Excellence -Westside Campus – Pending
• Armijo
• Bellehaven
• Chamiza
• Chaparral – Pending
• Christine Duncan Heritage Academy
• Collet Park 
• Coral Community Charter K-5
• Coral Community Charter Pre-K
• Cross of Hope K-5 – Pending
• Cross of Hope Pre-School – Pending
• Dennis Chavez – Albuquerque
• Dolores Gonzales
• E.G. Ross
• Equip Academy – Pending
• Explore Academy (Albuquerque) 
• George I. Sanchez
• Governor Bent
• Hawthorne
• Janet Kahn
• Lowell
• MacArthur 
• Mission Avenue
• Mitchell
• Monte Vista
• Montessori of the Rio Grande
• Mountain Mahagony Community School
• North Valley Academy
• Petroglyph
• Sandia Base
• Seven Bar
• Sierra Vista
• S.Y. Jackson
• The International School at Mesa del Sol
• Tierra Antigua
• Tres Volcanes
• Zia
• Zuni

Belen 

• Central Elementary 
• Dennis Chavez 
• Gil Sanchez 
• La Merced 
• La Promesa
• Rio Grande

Las Cruces

• Explore Academy 
• Sandoval Academy of Bilingual Education (SABE)

Santa Rosa

• Rita M. Marquez – Pending
• Santa Rosa – Pending

Socorro

• Cottonwood Valley Charter School – Pending
• Midway
• Parkview
• Socorro Middle School