4. What are the enhanced rates, and how do they work?

Official source

ECECD provides an enhanced reimbursement rate that providers can receive if they attest that they meet two conditions. This higher reimbursement rate recognizes providers’ investments in their staff and commitment to providing family-centered hours of care. To qualify, providers must:

Pay all entry-level employees who participate in children’s care and education a wage floor of at least $16 per hour or higher, depending on the provider’s level of quality, and

Offer care for at least ten hours a day, for at least five days a week.

You can view the minimum pay requirements and enhanced rates in the Child Care Assistance regulations in 8.9.3.17(M) and 8.9.3.17(N) New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC). Click here for 8.9.3 NMAC .

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4. What are the enhanced rates, and how do they work?

Official source

ECECD provides an enhanced reimbursement rate that providers can receive if they attest that they meet two conditions. This higher reimbursement rate recognizes providers’ investments in their staff and commitment to providing family-centered hours of care. To qualify, providers must:

Pay all entry-level employees who participate in children’s care and education a wage floor of at least $16 per hour or higher, depending on the provider’s level of quality, and

Offer care for at least ten hours a day, for at least five days a week.

You can view the minimum pay requirements and enhanced rates in the Child Care Assistance regulations in 8.9.3.17(M) and 8.9.3.17(N) New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC). Click here for 8.9.3 NMAC .