Daycare License Requirements for New Mexico
Worker requirements
Must be at least 18 years old
Provider / Child Ratio
| Age Range | Ratio For Center-based Care |
| Infants | (1:6) |
| Toddlers | (1:6) |
| Preschool | (1:12) |
| School age | (1:15) |
| Mixed age group | same as above |
| Age Range | Ratio For Family Child Care |
| All ages | (1:6) and(2:7-12)[with no more than 2 children under the age of 2 years; includes provider's children under the age of 6 years] |
New Mexico Deptartment of Children, Youth and Families
Child Services Unit / Licensing
1920 Fifth Street
P.O. Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
Fax: 505-827-7946
Hotline: 800-610-7610 ext. 77499
Web site: http://www.newmexicokids.org
Licensing Child care centers
http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/NMAC/parts/title08/08.016.0002.htm
Regulations non licensed child care
http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/NMAC/parts/title08/08.017.0002.htm
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