Child Care Centers in New Mexico

New Mexico is home to 922 licensed child care centers. No quality rating is published for these listings; confirm licensing, hours, ages served, and costs directly with the provider. Browse by city below to find local listings.

Cities with child care centers in New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM 733 providers Las Cruces, NM 254 providers Santa Fe, NM 94 providers Roswell, NM 67 providers Hobbs, NM 50 providers Farmington, NM 35 providers Los Lunas, NM 54 providers Rio Rancho, NM 66 providers Clovis, NM 59 providers Gallup, NM 32 providers Belen, NM 26 providers Deming, NM 41 providers Alamogordo, NM 30 providers Silver City, NM 19 providers Taos, NM 14 providers Espanola, NM 26 providers Los Alamos, NM 11 providers Portales, NM 22 providers Sunland Park, NM 83 providers Carlsbad, NM 20 providers Chaparral, NM 71 providers Edgewood, NM 10 providers Grants, NM 21 providers Bloomfield, NM 6 providers Ruidoso, NM 9 providers Socorro, NM 16 providers Anthony, NM 82 providers Artesia, NM 7 providers Aztec, NM 10 providers Bernalillo, NM 10 providers Las Vegas, NM 30 providers Lovington, NM 6 providers Shiprock, NM 6 providers Tucumcari, NM 6 providers White Rock, NM 5 providers Cannon Afb, NM 4 providers Cuba, NM 12 providers Dexter, NM 6 providers Kirtland, NM 6 providers Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, NM 3 providers Santa Rosa, NM 5 providers Tijeras, NM 3 providers Bayard, NM 3 providers Clayton, NM 4 providers Columbus, NM 5 providers Fort Sumner, NM 3 providers Hatch, NM 10 providers Holloman Afb, NM 2 providers Kirtland Afb, NM 2 providers Moriarty, NM 8 providers Navajo, NM 2 providers Peralta, NM 2 providers Questa, NM 5 providers Ranchos De Taos, NM 5 providers Raton, NM 9 providers T Or C, NM 6 providers Tatum, NM 2 providers White Rock, NM 2 providers White Sands Missile Range, NM 3 providers Zuni, NM 4 providers , NM 1 providers , NM 1 providers , NM 1 providers , NM 2 providers Albuqerque, NM 1 providers Albuquerque, NM 1 providers Algodones, NM 2 providers Animas, NM 1 providers Arrey, NM 2 providers Arroyo Seco, NM 3 providers Bosque Farms, NM 3 providers Capitan, NM 2 providers Carlsbad, NM 1 providers Carrizozo, NM 2 providers Cedar Crest, NM 2 providers Chama, NM 1 providers Church Rock, NM 6 providers Cimarron, NM 1 providers Cliff, NM 2 providers Clovis, NM 1 providers Corrales, NM 4 providers Counseler, NM 1 providers Crownpoint, NM 9 providers Des Moines, NM 1 providers Dora, NM 1 providers Dulce, NM 1 providers Eagle Nest, NM 1 providers El Rito, NM 1 providers Elida, NM 1 providers Estancia, NM 5 providers Eunice, NM 3 providers Floyd, NM 1 providers Fruitland, NM 3 providers Gallina, NM 2 providers Garfield, NM 2 providers Gila, NM 1 providers Grady, NM 1 providers Hagerman, NM 1 providers Holloman Air Force Base, NM 5 providers Hondo, NM 1 providers Hurley, NM 4 providers Jal, NM 1 providers Jarales, NM 5 providers Jemez Pueblo, NM 10 providers La Mesa, NM 5 providers La Puebla, NM 1 providers Lake Arthur, NM 1 providers Las Cruces, NM 1 providers Lordsburg, NM 5 providers Los Ranchos, NM 2 providers Loving, NM 2 providers Magdalena, NM 5 providers Milan, NM 3 providers Mora, NM 3 providers Mountainair, NM 3 providers Newcomb, NM 2 providers Pecos, NM 1 providers Pena Blanca, NM 1 providers Polvadera, NM 1 providers Quemado, NM 1 providers Ramah, NM 2 providers Red River, NM 1 providers Rehoboth, NM 3 providers Reserve, NM 1 providers Ribera, NM 1 providers Roy, NM 1 providers Ruidoso Downs, NM 1 providers San Fidel, NM 1 providers San Jon, NM 1 providers San Lorenzo, NM 1 providers San Ysidro, NM 1 providers Santa Clara, NM 3 providers Santa Fe, NM 1 providers Santa Teresa, NM 24 providers Sheep Springs, NM 1 providers Texico, NM 1 providers Thoreau, NM 10 providers Tierra Amarilla, NM 2 providers Tohatchi, NM 3 providers Tularosa, NM 3 providers Vanderwagen, NM 10 providers Vaughn, NM 1 providers Veguita, NM 2 providers Wagon Mound, NM 1 providers White Sands Missle Range, NM 1 providers Yah Ta Hey, NM 1 providers

About child care centers in New Mexico

Child care centers are licensed programs that care for groups of children in a dedicated facility, usually organized into classrooms by age. States set licensing rules for staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, safety training, and background checks, and many centers also earn voluntary quality ratings.

Frequently asked questions

How many child care centers does New Mexico have?

This directory covers 922 licensed child care centers in New Mexico, spread across 146 cities and counties, drawn from state child care licensing registries.

What is the best way to compare child care centers in New Mexico?

To compare child care centers, check the licensing record and inspection history, ask about staff-to-child ratios and caregiver turnover, and look at how the day is structured. A visit tells you more than any single score. Open the city listings above to reach individual profiles.

Data sources

Sources: State child care licensing registries (9 states), US Child Care Providers (Ryan Koch). Data as of 2026-10-07.

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