N.M. Stat. § 9-29-13
License-exempt child care facilities; military facilities.
A program or a facility certified as a family child care provider by a branch of the
United States department of defense or by the United States coast guard shall be
exempt from child care facility licensure requirements provided pursuant to state law.
This section does not apply to family child care providers who also provide child care
services to children not affiliated with a branch of the United States department of
defense or the United States coast guard.