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NSU-CFN

NSU Child and Family Network is a part of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences in the College of Science and Technology. The NSU-CFN is a multifaceted program providing services for parents and their children, child care center caregivers and directors, family child care home providers, and employers in a 21 parish area throughout Central and Northwest Louisiana. The main office in Shreveport and a satellite office in Alexandria at the England Airpark campus of Northwestern enable us to serve all of the central and northwest area of the state.

The agency has a wealth of expertise in all facets of child care operation: planning, staffing, food service, curriculum, regulations, national trends, enrollment, policies and procedures, and all center needs and financial matters. The NSU Child and Family Network provides extensive training for child care employees throughout Central and North Louisiana. Approximately 150 3-hour workshops and 20 on-going classes based on a national credential, the Child Development Associate, are held annually. Additionally, conferences and special training projects provide variety. NSU Child and Family Network conducts the required health department clock hour and medication training as well.

NSU Child and Family Network operates a child care resource and referral program. This service provides parent referrals, consultation on child care issues, services to employers, and forums on the business aspects of child care.

Child care center technical assistance is a service that enables NSU to provide assistance to centers on such topics as room arrangement, activities, and implementation of strategies for improvement. The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale is used to help centers improve and both the Family Child Care Environmental Rating Scale and the Parents as Teachers program are used to help family child care providers improve.

NOTE: Our website is in transition and some features have already been moved to the new site. Check it out at http://cfn.nsula.edu
Contact Information
Email us at cfnnsu@nsula.edu
1800 Warrington Place
Shreveport, LA 71101-4425
1-800-796-9080
Fax 318-677-3169
1410 Neel Kearby Dr.
Alexandria, LA 71101-4425
1-800-796-9080
Fax 318-677-3169
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