Santa Fe, NM
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Santa Fe Public Schools Early Childhood Center
In August 2022, Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) opened a low-cost early learning center to serve children of district employees between the ages of 12 months and three years. The center was created with, and is now supported by, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding and a state subsidy for licensed child care providers.
The SFPS Early Childhood Center is licensed by the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department, and is located in a district elementary school. It is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., five days a week, and aligns with the SFPS school-year calendar for teachers. Forty-four seats are available, with 12 for 12-month-old children, 16 for two-year-olds, and 16 for three-year-olds. Students are selected through a lottery system.
Of the 44 available seats, 70% are offered to district teachers and 30% to district staff. Monthly costs range from $150 a month for educational support professionals to $250 a month for teachers, administrators, and district staff.
Program leaders hope that the SFPS Early Childhood Center will assist with employee retention across the district and demonstrate a firm commitment to staff well-being.
learn more: santa fe public schools early childhood center
Sources:
Dynarski, C. (2022, April 8). SFPS to Open SFPS Early Childhood Center for Employees’ Children. Santa Fe Public Schools.
Santa Fe Public Schools. (n.d.). SFPS Early Childhood Center.
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Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) opened a low-cost early learning center to serve children of district employees between the ages of 12 months and three years
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In August 2022, Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) opened a low-cost early learning center to serve children of district employees between the ages of 12 months and three years. The center was created with, and is now supported by, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding and a state subsidy for licensed child care providers.
The SFPS Early Childhood Center is licensed by the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department, and is located in a district elementary school. It is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., five days a week, and aligns with the SFPS school-year calendar for teachers. Forty-four seats are available, with 12 for 12-month-old children, 16 for two-year-olds, and 16 for three-year-olds. Students are selected through a lottery system.
Of the 44 available seats, 70% are offered to district teachers and 30% to district staff. Monthly costs range from $150 a month for educational support professionals to $250 a month for teachers, administrators, and district staff.
Program leaders hope that the SFPS Early Childhood Center will assist with employee retention across the district and demonstrate a firm commitment to staff well-being.
learn more: santa fe public schools early childhood center
Sources:
Dynarski, C. (2022, April 8). SFPS to Open SFPS Early Childhood Center for Employees’ Children. Santa Fe Public Schools.
Santa Fe Public Schools. (n.d.). SFPS Early Childhood Center.
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City population
87,505 Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2020
Persons under 5 years old
3.80% Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2023
Poverty levels: Children 0-8 below 200% poverty
N/A Source KIDSCOUNT, 2023
Median household income
$70,110 Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2023
Unemployment rate (Santa Fe MSA)
3.40% Source Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), 2024
Unemployment rate of parents
N/A Source KIDSCOUNT, 2023
Children under age 6 with all available parents in the labor force
N/A Source KIDSCOUNT, 2023
Children living in households with a high housing cost burden
N/A Source KIDSCOUNT, 2023