Child Development Division

Our Mission

We are committed to building a foundation of success for ALL children and youth by nurturing their potential and promoting family self-sufficiency in an environment of mutual respect and dignity.

Our Vision

Building Foundations of Success

Our Core Values

Children First

(Promoting Social/Emotional and School Readiness in Young Children)

Empowering Parents

(Valuing and Encouraging Parents as 1^st Teachers and Advocates)

Cultural Diversity

(Accepting that We are All Different, Recognizing that We are All the Same)

Collaborative Partnerships

(Working and Networking with Others Towards Shared Solutions)

 Professional Integrity

(Setting High Standards and Holding Ourselves Accountable)

LONG-TERM GOALS & OBJECTIVES 2008 - 2013

#1:  Fund Development

-        Expand Head Start, Early Head Start, Obtain Private/Public Funds.

#2:  Education and Early Childhood Development:

-        Joining Hands Transition Project and Dual Language Approach.

#3:  Family/Community Partnerships:

-        Family Literacy Services and Systems: FLASH Packs w/ FRED, Family Literacy Fair/Institute, Family FUN Fridays, Physician  Connection Program, Increasing Teacher Knowledge and Sustaining Change.

#4:  Human Resources:

-        Systems of Support towards Degrees, Implementation of Wage Scale and State CDA Certification, Research Turnover Ratio.

#5:  Facilities and Equipment:

-        ADA Accessible Environments and Classroom/Outdoor Equipment Replacement

#6 & #7:  Management Systems:

-        Align & integrate all HELP/CDD Programs (Head Start, Pre-K, Infant/Toddler, Home Base)

The Child Development Division of HELP-New Mexico, Inc. serves approximately 555 children, birth to five years of age, in five counties of southern New Mexico (Hidalgo, Luna, Dona Ana, Otero and Sierra).  Comprehensive child development and family services are provided through the Head Start Program which is currently funded for 277 children.

The program also receives funding from CYFD NM State Pre-K for 224 additional preschool children, CYFD State/TANF Extended Head Start, State Funded Child Care Assistance Bureau and Private Pay funds the Infant/Toddler Program in Deming and Lordsburg, as well as provides extended care to preschoolers in Alamogordo and Deming.  The HELP-New Mexico, Inc. Child Development Division has provided Child Development Services to approximately 14,500 children and families since 1970.   

The HELP-NM Child Development Division will continue impacting and enriching the lives of the most vulnerable populations in the southern part of New Mexico.  The staff is committed to family/child wellness and embraces the comprehensive vision and philosophy of “Building Foundations for Children and Families” which is practiced through the four core values of Children First, Empowering Families