Lessons From the First State in the Nation to Offer Universal Child Care

Lessons From the First State in the Nation to Offer Universal Child Care

In New Mexico, the economic barriers to child care may be gone for families, but the focus now shifts to supporting the workforce  By Karen Fischer, The Hechinger Report  This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet focused on education.  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Like many families, Jessica and Adrian Garcia, who live in the mountain resort town of Ruidoso, had to cobble together different child care options f…