New Mexico — statewide
New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department, Child Care Services Bureau
In short
New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department, Child Care Services Bureau issues 1 permit we publish for New Mexico — statewide, last verified 2026-10-09. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Care License | New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department, Child Care Services Bureau | 8.16.2 NMAC states these fees: $20 to change the director or the licensed capacity; a $25 late fee when a renewal application is postmarked less than 30 days before expiry. The rule requires a non-refundable application fee and a renewal fee without stating their amount. | annual — not to exceed one year | 2026-10-09 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Child Care License
Child care licensing is administered by the Early Childhood Education and Care Department's Child Care Services Bureau; 8.16.2.1 NMAC still names the Children, Youth and Families Department as the issuing agency. Under 8.16.2 NMAC a license grants the right to operate for a period not to exceed one year; a family child care home cares for at least five but no more than six children in a private dwelling, and a group child care home for at least seven but not more than twelve. The rule requires a non-refundable application fee and a renewal fee without stating their amount; it sets $20 for an amended license to change the director or the licensed capacity, and a $25 late fee for a renewal application postmarked less than 30 days before expiry.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- New Mexico — statewide
- Phone
- (800) 832-1321
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- New Mexico Administrative Code 8.16.2 — child care licensing, term and ancillary feesNew Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- New Mexico Administrative Code 8.16.2 (compiled, as amended 1 January 2022) — child care centers, family and group child care homesNew Mexico State Records Center and Archives · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
Other New Mexico statewide offices
- New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
- New Mexico Environment Department, Food Program
- New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department
- New Mexico Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists
- New Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine
- New Mexico Construction Industries Division, Regulation and Licensing Department
New Mexico jurisdictions
Commercial Compliance Hub publishes information, not legal advice. Requirements change — confirm anything you rely on with the issuing agency before you file.