University of New Mexico Children’s Campus

I loved my kiddo being in here. I wish the City of Albuquerque would take a page from this campus. The teachers strive for excellence and they respect the autonomy of the kids. They diversify the learning curriculum and help maintain overall programs that are effective for all the kids. They rotate them in science, math, and even language. I wish all school were like this. The ratio is about one teacher two TAs per about 15 kids. They won’t tolerate bullying and they give you quarterly reports on how your child is progressing. The teacher also knows how kids grow and how they will flourish and they take advantage of that to help the kids grow even better. Wonderful school kind of pricey and you must be UNM affiliated like some say or below poverty level for them to take your kids. I worked at the hospital and was a UNM student

If you are at all affiliated with the University of New Mexico, (and I have a friend who audits one online course a semester just to gain access to this place) this is a facility that is unlikely to be matched for a couple reasons. First of all, they have an unfair advantage in facilities. There’s not a lot of day cares that can afford such an institution with about 9 age-​segregated buildings a giant court yard, 6 age-​segregated playgrounds, and a full office staff without state subsidies and student fee. So take advantage.
There is a primary teacher and about two assistant teachers per room and the kid to teacher ratio is well below state standards. The facility is very organized and they have a long term development plan which goes from infancy through the Pre-​K program (which thankfully got some of it’s funding cuts returned.) Kids leave this place with extremely good communication skills and are able to verbally resolve conflicts and express feelings and needs maturely by the age of four. They also seem to be very well prepared academically for public kindergarten.
The prices are on the high side of moderate but not out of the vicinity of other top daycares around town especially with the student discount. There is a significant waiting list of about 6 – 12 months so I recommend putting your new-​born on this waiting list and several others even if you don’t intend to start daycare for another year or so.
My five year old started here when she was about 1 and a half on a drop in schedule and moved into a half day by two and eventually a full day. She always had a good time and never once complained about not liking it there. She had several wonderful teachers that still know her and me by name. They still offer before and after school care for kindergarten but we’ve decided to try other places. My two year old went there for about a year and loves her teacher and I think the feeling is mutual.