The New Mexico Early Childhood Strategic Plan continues and answers the work from the Early Childhood Needs Assessment (completed in 2019). Taken together, New Mexico’s Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan provide a detailed view of the early childhood landscape and a comprehensive strategy for moving forward together in pursuit of our state’s comprehensive Vision for this work: Each and every New Mexico child, prenatal to age 5, and their families will have equitable access to quality early learning opportunities to support their development, health, and well-being, ensuring they are ready to succeed in kindergarten and beyond. Guided by this Vision, this Strategic Plan charts out key Goals and Objectives to meet the identified needs in communities, as well as Measures to track progress. It is the culmination of an extensive listening, distilling, and vetting process which focused on key populations in need of more equitable access to high-quality early childhood programs across our large and diverse state. Engagement and insights from 23 tribes, pueblos, and nations are woven throughout the Goals and Objectives in this Plan, and with unique consideration for these independent nations in Goal Six: Tribal (page 26). All together, close to five thousand residents were engaged through this process. (author abstract)