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The Louisianan Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved more than $30 million to communities to fund 2,970 seats in childcare for children ages 3 and under for the 2021-22 school year.
Along with sustaining the 660 seats allocated last year, the federal funding includes the creation of 2,310 new seats. These seats are awarded to 22 Louisiana communities, all of which are Ready Start Networks. These networks are local community pilots tasked with improving access to quality early childhood care and education.
During 2020-21 school year the Children s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana Ready Start Networks were awarded $451,373 to create 45 birth-to-3-year-old seats in partnership with high-performing childcare centers in Morehouse and Richland parishes.
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The Louisianan Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved more than $30 million to communities to fund 2,970 seats in childcare for children ages 3 and under for the 2021-22 school year.
Along with sustaining the 660 seats allocated last year, the federal funding includes the creation of 2,310 new seats. These seats are awarded to 22 Louisiana communities, all of which are Ready Start Networks. These networks are local community pilots tasked with improving access to quality early childhood care and education.