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Northwestern State University Child and Family Network is a part of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, in the College of Science and Technology of NSU. Child and Family Network is a multifaceted program providing services for parents and 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. |
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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 financial matters. NSU Child and Family Network provides training for child care employees throughout Central and North Louisiana. Approximately 120 workshops and 13 on-going classes leading to a national credential, the Child Development Associate, and CEUs for renewal are held annually. Additionally, conferences and special training projects provide variety. NSU Child and Family Network conducts the required health department training as well. |
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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. |
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A child care technical assistance project includes visits to family child care providers registered through the Department of Social Services and child care centers. Required Orientation to Family Child Care training is conducted by NSU Child and Family Network. 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. |
