Early Childhood and Specialized Personnel Development Programs

The Early Childhood Network, funded by the New Mexico Department of Health (DoH), Family Infant Toddler Program, supports early intervention providers working with children birth to three and their families through training and technical assistance.

The Preschool Network, funded by the New Mexico Public Education Department (PED), Special Education Bureau, supports preschool educators in serving young children, 3-5, with disabilties in the least restrictive environments.

The Early Childhood Evaluation Program, funded by the DoH and PED, provides services for young children, 0-3, statewide through comprehensive, development evaluation, consultation and training.

The REACH Project, Rural and Early Access for Children's Healthcare, established by a grant from HRSA, provides teleconferencing capabilities to early childhood and healthcare providers statewide through evaluation, training and consultation services.

Improving Communities of Practice (ICoP) is a regional training and technical assistance program of the Center for Development and Disability to support those working with students, including students with special needs, in BIE funded schools across the Navajo Nation in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. 

Quality Childcare for All, through support from New Mexico Children Youth and Family Department and the New Mexico Public Education Department, works to promote quality inclusive childcare through a variety of initiatives.

The FOCUS Program is a nationally recognized model program (National Center for Children in Poverty) that has demonstrated, through evaluation and research, lower rates of violence and drug use in the home, greater interaction between caregiver and child, and enhanced social-emotional development of the child.  A home visiting program, FOCUS supports families of children, birth to three, at risk for developmental delay, through a strengths-based service approach.

VISION, a newly funded home visiting program builds on existing services and relationships to promote stronger families through family-centered services. VISION serves families of first-born children in Bernalillo County.

The New Mexico Developmental Screening Initiative (DSI) is a collaboration between the Center for Development and Disability and Envision New Mexico to promote best practices in developmental screening for children birth to five years of age.