BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A new study warns that Louisiana’s Early Childhood Education Fund (ECE Fund) might run out of money soon. This fund matches local community dollars for early ...

Report calls for $95M annually over 10 years to expand early childhood access Funding aims to raise care availability for children under three to two-thirds Employers encouraged to use new tax credits ...

When children are little, their first teachers are their parents. But when it comes time for preschool, not every young child is enrolled. Sometimes, if they haven’t been trained, parents and ...

A key fund that helps Louisiana families afford childcare is projected to run out of money within a few years. The Early Childhood Education Fund provides a dollar-for-dollar state match to local ...

With a new legislative session right around the corner, Louisiana’s early childhood education advocates are gearing up to fight for more funding to increase options for the roughly 100,000 young ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - More than 100,000 Louisiana children are without access to early childhood education, creating a ripple effect that impacts the state’s workforce and economy while leaving ...