MEDIA ADVISORY: Governor to sign universal child care

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY

MEDIA ADVISORY

Contact: Michael Coleman

Office of the Governor

michael.coleman@exec.nm.gov

March 9, 2026

HAPPENING TUESDAY: Governor to sign universal child care

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will join s tate lawmakers and education leaders Tuesday to celebrate the signing of universal child care – SB 241 -- into New Mexico law. She will also sign SB 96, a bill that streamlines zoning for child care centers.

WHAT: Universal child care bill signing

WHO: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Sec. Elizabeth Groginsky, state lawmakers

WHEN: 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 10

WHERE: Garcia Street Club School, 569 Garcia St., Santa Fe, NM, 87505

PARKING: There is very limited parking at Garcia Street Club School. Please park at the Early Childhood Education and Care Department building, located at 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM, 87501, and follow the attached map. It is about a 10-minute walk to the school.

Credentialed members of the media may RSVP to leah.march@exec.nm.gov . Please include the names of those expected to be in attendance.

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Leah March

Communications Advisor | Office of the Governor

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham

P: (505) 469-2755

x: @GovMLG

f: GovMLG

w: governor.state.nm.us