What's New
Rebuilding, Replenishing, Rejoicing: The Early Childhood Community Celebrates!
Saturday June 7th 8 am - 4 pmDelgado Community College, New Orleans
Get clock-hour credit for licensing and have a great time doing it! Come participate in sessions to energize your spirit and expand your skills while having a great time with nationally known leaders in the early childhood field. Download Invitation
Funds available for repairs, improvements, and purchases to improve the quality of child care that you offer
Child care centers are eligible for up to $10,000 and registered family child care homes are eligible for up to $600 for equipment purchases or improvements. For more information, contact your local parish office.
Here are some telephone numbers that may be helpful to you in selecting equipment.
Early Childhood Supply Companies
Need help explaining why you need certain items? This link may help you:
Ideas for Grant Applications
Contact your local parish office for application forms.
We can now offer onsite technical assistance to child care centers. Call us for help with such matters as room arrangement, activities, selection of materials and equipment, etc. Best of all, it's free!
Check out the Quality Rating Scale page of the Department of Social Services. This exciting change will offer many benefits to centers. This rating system will identify the programs that provide a higher quality of service than the minimum licensing requirements as a guide for parent choice.