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Early Childhood Day at the Roundhouse 2025

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Program

Storytime: 

10 – 11 a.m. in the Lakeshore Classroom, hosted by ECECD’s PreK Team, all of whom are former classroom educators themselves!

Our very special Storytime hosts:

  • CJ, NM PreK Bureau Chief – 23 years of teaching experience, from PreK through 12th grade
  • Mathew, NM PreK Program Specialist – 14 years of experience in early childhood education
  • Joanha, NM PreK Program Specialist – 13 years of classroom teaching in Head Start

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Roundhouse Rotunda:

  • ECECD Cabinet Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky, Special guests and much more are coming soon! 
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Exhibitors

The program is subject to change.

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Fourth annual Early Childhood Day at the New Mexico State Capitol!

Date: Monday, March 17, 2025

Time: 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

Location: New Mexico State Capitol (The Roundhouse) 490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Who: Early childhood professionals and families, you are encouraged to attend and make this day a memorable one for our community!

Join us for a FREE event hosted by the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD)!

Enjoy a day of celebration, learning, and fun, featuring entertainment (program details coming soon), interactive activities, and giveaways from over 20 partner organizations dedicated to supporting New Mexico’s early childhood professionals and families.

Can’t attend in person? No worries! Catch the event live on Facebook at facebook.com/NewMexicoECECD and be part of the excitement from anywhere!

Meeting the moment, building the future—Let’s work together to strengthen and sustain early childhood programs for generations of New Mexicans!

Early Childhood Day 2025 Exhibitors

Visit our exhibitors for information, activities, games, and prizes!

  • Central New Mexico (CNM) Ingenuity
  • Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD) – Foster Parent Recruitment
  • Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library/Libros for Kids
  • Explora
  • Growing Up New Mexico (GUNM)
  • Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC)
  • Lakeshore Learning
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation
  • New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Council
  • New Mexico Center of Excellence for Early Childhood
  • New Mexico Head Start Association
  • New Mexico Voices for Children 
  • Partnership for Community Action
  • Reflection Sciences 
  • The Early Show with Alax Photobooth
  • The New Mexico Association for Infant Mental Health (NMAIMH)
  • University of New Mexico (UNM) Center for Development and Disability
  • University of New Mexico (UNM) Early Childhood Services Center
  • University of New Mexico (UNM) Family Development Program (FDP) Coalitions
  • University of New Mexico (UNM) Native American Budget and Policy Institute
  • Wonderschool