
Browse 778 child daycare & preschools across New Mexico. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.
Finding the right daycare center for your child is crucial. Understanding the landscape of childcare services in New Mexico can make the decision-making process smoother.
New Mexico has about 1,153 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.
Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in New Mexico. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.
There are 1,153 daycares in New Mexico: 165 headstart facilities, 168 before/after school centers, 42 religious facility daycares, and 778 childcare and preschool centers.
| Daycare Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Childcare & Pre-school | 778 |
| Headstart Programs | 165 |
| Religious / Church Based Daycare | 42 |
| Before or After School | 168 |
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A few parents report positive experiences with caring staff and flexible hours, while one family alleges severe safety failures including abuse and inadequate director response.
Future Generations Early Childhood Learning Center in Clovis receives overwhelmingly positive reviews, with most parents praising the caring staff, educational activities, and quality care. However, a few recent negative reviews cite concerns about supervision during outdoor play and staff availability during incidents.
Childcare Castle has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the welcoming staff, child development outcomes, and communication. Negative reviewers report serious concerns including alleged physical mistreatment, harsh discipline practices, and staff rudeness.
Parents report high satisfaction with the center's caring staff, clean environment, and engaging activities, noting that children appear happy and well-cared for. Reviewers highlight effective communication and patience with difficult behaviors, though one parent mentions a previous negative experience at a different facility that highlighted the value of this center.
Kid's Kountry Place receives mixed reviews with strong praise from long-term parents who appreciate the caring teachers, learning activities, and communication, but serious safety concerns have been raised regarding incidents of children being left unsupervised after hours and in vehicles. Management and staff treatment issues have also been mentioned by some parents.
The Ark Child Development has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the staff's friendliness, facility cleanliness, security measures, and child development outcomes. However, negative reviewers report serious concerns including inadequate supervision, neglectful care practices, physical abuse incidents, and unprofessional staff conduct.
One parent highlights the center's effective structure and routines, noting that the attentive care successfully prepared their child for kindergarten. Conversely, another reviewer reports significant communication failures, stating that the center has ignored phone calls and emails for three weeks, which they deem unacceptable.
Parents highlight the center's clean, uncrowded environment and the staff's patience and caring nature, noting that children appear happy and engaged. One reviewer appreciates the effective communication and safety, while another notes their toddler's enthusiastic response to attending school.
Beginning Steps Daycare receives consistently positive feedback from parents, with an average rating of 4.7/5 across 10 reviews. Parents praise the staff's caring nature, communication, and attentiveness to their children's development and needs.
NOTE: These reviews appear to be for an apartment complex, not a daycare center. Reviews are mixed, with praise for property manager Debbie and the quiet neighborhood, but significant complaints about inconsistent management, poor communication, maintenance issues, and security concerns.
CRI CRI Day Care Center receives mixed reviews with ratings ranging from 1-5 stars. While some parents praise the staff's care and affection toward children, others express serious concerns about safety protocols, inconsistent diaper changes, staff attitude, and communication issues.
HELP NEW MEXICO - DEMING is a assistance program (not a daycare) that provides emergency financial aid for rent and utilities. While many reviewers praise staff helpfulness and successful assistance with rent and bill payments, several report serious issues with phone accessibility, unresponsive communication, and perceived discriminatory denial of services to low-income applicants.
Kid's Kountry Academy receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about their handling of children with special needs. While some parents praise staff and safety, multiple reviews report the facility terminated enrollment for a child with autism after initially claiming they could accommodate special needs.
Children's World Child Development has highly polarized reviews. Most parents (5 five-star reviews) praise the clean facility, caring staff, and educational value, with some noting attendance of 2-3+ years. However, three one-star reviews report serious concerns including poor hygiene, unprofessional staff behavior, alleged physical discipline by the director's son, and inadequate nap facilities.
ABC Preschool - Coors has highly polarized reviews reflecting significant management changes. Parents praise the current director Ms. Rachel/Dana and existing staff for excellent care, curriculum, and family-like treatment, but give damaging accounts of a previous director's tenure marked by poor management, safety concerns, and unprofessional conduct.
Little Bug Inc. receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the improved quality under new ownership, affordable pricing, included meals, small class sizes, extended hours, and caring staff. Negative reviews express serious concerns about harsh discipline practices, neglectful treatment of infants and toddlers, poor hygiene conditions, and staff demeanor.
Feedback is mixed, with one parent highlighting attentive staff and collaborative communication, while another describes a traumatic experience involving bullying and staff negligence toward a child with special needs. Additional criticism points to argumentative teachers who allegedly dismiss parental concerns and lack professionalism.
One parent highlights the helpful office staff and loving teachers, noting their son is thriving, while another reports serious safety concerns involving physical abuse of children and describes the front office staff as rude. The negative account also mentions high costs relative to the town and a lack of accountability from ownership regarding the assault allegations.
One parent describes the staff as amazing and notes that children have fun, while other parents report serious issues with management, including defensive behavior when concerns are raised and inadequate handling of bullying and hygiene. Specific complaints include children returning with bites and bruises, improper disinfection, and the threat of dismissal for parents who voice complaints.
One parent describes the center as pretty good. The limited feedback provided does not highlight specific strengths or weaknesses beyond this general assessment.
In His Hands Christian Daycare in Lovington, NM has sharply divided reviews. Two parents praise the caring staff and home-like environment with highly satisfied children, while four parents report serious concerns including alleged physical marks on a child, staff rudeness, yelling, and restricted parent access despite claimed open-door policies.
One parent highlights the center's generosity in providing a child's car seat, while another describes a highly negative experience involving poor communication about injuries, lack of basic hygiene care, and alleged bias against non-Mexican families.
Our Place Learning Center receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from most parents, who praise the caring staff, attentive director, and clean facility. However, two recent negative reviews cite serious concerns including poor hygiene practices, failure to accommodate dietary restrictions, and alleged mistreatment of children and staff.
One parent describes the center as a professional school environment with extraordinary, attentive staff composed of certified teachers who understand child development. The reviewer expresses strong satisfaction, noting that their daughter is in great hands and emphasizing the educational quality over typical daycare services.
One parent describes a traumatic experience involving a false abuse report and staff misconduct, citing poor transparency and handling by the director, while another criticizes the director for minimizing center issues and staff for prioritizing socializing over childcare. A separate positive review highlights that teachers and faculty appear to genuinely care for the children.
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