Cradle to Career Policy Institute is pleased to announce the return of Darlene Castillo to our research center as a Research Scientist III.

Darlene earned her Master of Public Policy from the Universi…

The UNM CCPI team kept busy last year traveling to various locations in New Mexico tabling at events, recruiting participants, and spreading awareness about our various research projects. Below are ju…

We are proud to share that our early childhood research has recently been cited in local and national publications. Sites such as The Atlantic, The&#1…

New research out this month highlights the role of governance in shaping state-level child care policy. The paper, published in Policy Studies Journal and authored by CCPI Deputy Director Hailey …

UNM CCPI is pleased to announce that Deputy Director Hailey Heinz was awarded the prestigious 40 Under 40 honor by Albuquerque Business First. Each year, the 40 Under 40 Awards honor 40 of New Mexico&…

Two new UNM CCPI studies out this winter highlight the economic stability that families gain from Child Care Assistance, a program that fully subsidizes the cost of child care for qualifying…

New research out this week in Early Childhood Research Quarterly elevates the voices of New Mexico families describing their child care hopes and preferences, the barriers they face in accessing child…

A new brief released this week by the U.S. Administration for Children and Families describes the many ways that early childhood researchers adapted their methods and approaches during acute…