A Perfect Match for Child Care: Louisiana Case Study In 2017, Louisiana’s state legislature sought to address disparities in access to publicly funded child care and early education. It established a special fund within the state treasury known as the Louisiana Early Childhood Education Fund to begin to set aside investments in early care and education programs supporting children from birth to age 3. The purpose of the fund would be to provide matching dollars to incentivize local communities to invest in early care and education. Although initially unfunded, the Louisiana Early Childhood Education Fund now has dedicated sources of state revenue and recently received an additional one-time state allocation. In addition to the Louisiana Early Childhood Education Fund, the state legislature created a bipartisan Early Childhood Care and Education Commission in 2018 to investigate access to publicly funded child care and early education for children from birth to age 3. Download PDF Filed under:Infants and Toddlers, Early Childhood, Advocates/Intermediaries, Funders, Policymakers/Agency Leaders, Publication, Sourcing Additional Funding, Strategic Public Financing More Resources Publication Tracking the Flow of Federal Funding for Children and Youth An interactive chart that illustrates how federal funds flow through agencies and into communities Database Federal Funding Streams for Children and Youth Services This database catalogs the purposes and key characteristics of more than 320 federal funding streams that support cradle-to-career initiatives. Updates and Events Insights August 28, 2024 How Community Members, Advocates, and Policymakers Can Make the Most of the Remaining American Rescue Plan Dollars for Children and Youth Success Story June 26, 2024 Increasing Wages for Community-Based Teachers Becomes a Key Element of Boston’s Universal Pre-K Funding Formula Guest Blog May 29, 2024 How Allegheny County, PA, Coordinates Programs and Funding to Better Serve Infants and Toddlers Close Share it! Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Click to copy URL Link Copied!
Publication Tracking the Flow of Federal Funding for Children and Youth An interactive chart that illustrates how federal funds flow through agencies and into communities
Database Federal Funding Streams for Children and Youth Services This database catalogs the purposes and key characteristics of more than 320 federal funding streams that support cradle-to-career initiatives.
Insights August 28, 2024 How Community Members, Advocates, and Policymakers Can Make the Most of the Remaining American Rescue Plan Dollars for Children and Youth
Success Story June 26, 2024 Increasing Wages for Community-Based Teachers Becomes a Key Element of Boston’s Universal Pre-K Funding Formula
Guest Blog May 29, 2024 How Allegheny County, PA, Coordinates Programs and Funding to Better Serve Infants and Toddlers