Child Care Workers in New Mexico Eligible for $1,500 Incentive Payments

SANTA FE – Today, the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) announced that it will issue one-time incentive payments of $1,500 to New Mexico child care professionals – including teachers, administrative staff, cooks, and bus drivers – in recognition and appreciation of their dedicated work since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. This grant specifically recognizes the unique challenges that these essential workers faced while caring for and nurturing children, day in and day out, during the past 20 months.