THE IDEA OF AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN NEW MEXICO HAS A LOT OF FANS. AMONG THEM ARE GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM AND SOME STATE LAWMAKERS. BUT ALBUQUERQUE METRO PARENTS ARE ALSO INDICATING IT’S SOMETHING THEY WANT.
CHRIS NARKUN WITH THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TELLS CHANNEL 13 NEWS THAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR MORE FUNDING TO BE INVESTMENTS IN AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEPARTMENT. THE COMMERCE SURVEYED 500 PARENTS IN THE METRO AND FOUND THAT 78 PERCENT WANTS MORE PRESCHOOL SPOTS TO OPENED … WHILE 67 PERCENT SUPPORT CREATING AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. 80 PERCENT WANT THE AGENCIES PROVIDING PROGRAMS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL TO BE BETTER COORDINATED.
