New Mexico Reforms Regulatory Hurdles to Expand Home-Based Infant Care Supply

By Elizabeth Groginsky and Natalie Renew · Hechinger Report · 2026-09-28

Hechinger Report explains that New Mexico is effectively tackling the shortage of infant and toddler care by treating home-based providers as residential entities rather than commercial ones. This shift, paired with increased reimbursement rates, has allowed the state to add hund

Hechinger Report explains that New Mexico is effectively tackling the shortage of infant and toddler care by treating home-based providers as residential entities rather than commercial ones. This shift, paired with increased reimbursement rates, has allowed the state to add hund