Early Childhood Education & Family Development
Additional partnerships include the New Mexico Early Childhood Education & Care Department to provide Pre-Kindergarten programs; the Nurse-Family Partnership- CHANGNET (Community Health and Adolescent Network with Guidance and Empowerment), offering expert, nurse-led home visitation to support maternal health, child development, and family well-being; the University of New Mexico, Child Health Initiative for Lifelong Eating and Exercise (CHILE) PLUS, to improve the nutrition and physical activity behaviors through meals, lessons, and activities; and New Mexico State University Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition (ICAN) program which offers classes at our centers to assist families in making healthy food and lifestyle choices by:
YDI operates 24 Head Start centers, 17 in Bernalillo County, 5 in Taos and 2 in Rio Arriba Counties. In addition to center-based care, YDI offers home visitation services and supports pregnant women to ensure a strong foundation for young children.
Program Services
Resources
For information about Head Start Early Care and Education,
call 505-212-7239, 8 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday MST
or email rbloom@ydinm.org, or click below.
This website is supported by Grant Number 06CH011997 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed by Youth Development Inc. do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.