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SANTA FE – Today, the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) announced that the agency’s Family Infant Toddler (FIT) program, which provides early intervention services for babies and toddlers experiencing or at risk for developmental delays or disabilities, is now ranked first in the nation in identifying and serving babies birth to 12 months old by the federal Office of Special Education Programs. ECECD also announced that it has completed a cost study for FIT early intervention services and will be increasing the rates paid to providers.