Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) –The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department will hold a hybrid public hearing from 9 to 11 a.m. on Dec.3rd in Santa Fe and online, regarding a proposal to require co-pays for high-earning families. The law establishing New Mexico’s universal childcare program specified that co-pays would take effect only in times of economic downturn, and that they would apply to families who make at least six times the federal poverty level — $163,920 for a family of three and $198,000 for a family of four. Under the current proposal, those families could see monthly co-pays of $15 to $99 for one child, depending on their income level, and $22.50 to $148.50 for two or more children.
