UNM CHILDREN'S CAMPUS
FOR EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION

to see photos of the 2003 Grand Opening click here

1210 University Blvd NE

(on North Campus between Lomas Blvd and Indian School Rd)

Access from Main Campus - take the free UNM G lot parking shuttle from the Duck Pond to upper G lot. The newly expaned Child Care Center is on the west edge of Upper G Lot, and the east side of University Blvd NE.)

Updated 5-13-03

Construction Update: all new buildings are now complete and occupied.

CHILDCARE CENTER Access driveway moved to G lot - off UNVERSITY BLVD NE: UNM has changed the entrance and egress patterns to the Center. Access to the Center is now via the G lot parking area to the east of the Center. The west side driveway to University Blvd has been permanently blocked to parent drop off and pick up..

Detour signs have been posted to show drivers the new access path.

This is a photo of the path to the new door on G lot. A new wing is being built behind the fence.

Click here find out more about the center, and how to get on the waiting list.

The historic groundbreaking ceremony was held April 10, 2001.

Congresswoman Heather Wilson and UNM Vice President Cheo Torres turn the first shovels of dirt with the childrent. Rebecca Jo Dakota from the Commission on the Status of Women, Lucy and Louie Lobo (mascots) and PB&J Sandwiches rounded out the event.! See the press release. Want to see more photos?

Architect: Gregory T. Hicks & Associates, p.c. .For project information contact: Russell W. GoLightly 505/254-7482.

UNM Contact: UNM FacilityPlanning. Robert Meyer 505/277-2236

Rendering of the new Child Care / Manzanita Center-Phase II.

UNM Child Care Contact: Elena Aguirre 505/277-3365
or visit the center's web page.

UNM Manzanita Center Contact: Sara Chakerian 505/277-7308

Project Cost: $3,500,000

Funded by: UNM System Revenue Bond Proceeds

The old child care building (Unit I) that has been removed and replaced.

Below the Phase I building (Unit II) remains in the new Childrens' Campus.

The project constructed 25,600 square feet of new space in a series of age-group clustered pavilions. It replaced the 17-year-old wooden modular structure and contains classrooms for 220 children, (newborns and infants to five-year-olds), a central kitchen, administrative offices and support.

Outdoor areas include protected and landscapted playgrounds, gardens and learning areas. The early childhood development program from the Manzanita Center of the College of Education has relocated from main campus to this facility centralizing the childcare needs of the University. The Phase I facility, a classroom and training center constructed in 1992 for the before/after school care program, remains in tact and contains space for 32 children.

The UNM Child Care Center is an accredited auxiliary enterprise of the University serving students, faculty and staff wil quality childcare services. In addition, it is a quality venue for the study of early childhood development. We are happy to replace the older building and expand the facility that has housed this valuable program since 1983.

Sabra Jane Basler/Brian Eagan
Transportation Information/Project Facilitator

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1801 Roma Avenue NE, Room 128
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Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001