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 News October 23, 2024 Five Communities Seek Dedicated Funding for Kids on the November Ballot Success Story October 9, 2024 Laying the Groundwork for Strategic Public Financing Success in Austin, TX News September 25, 2024 Cincinnati Preschool Promise Encourages Fund Leaders to “Contribute the Most You Can” to Support Local Early Child Care Systems 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.
Success Story October 9, 2024 Laying the Groundwork for Strategic Public Financing Success in Austin, TX
News September 25, 2024 Cincinnati Preschool Promise Encourages Fund Leaders to “Contribute the Most You Can” to Support Local Early Child Care Systems