Applications for the 2026-2027 school year open February 2, 2026.

Early Childhood Community Network

Early Childhood Application

Early Learning Programs

Child Care Scholarships

Parent Resources
- Louisiana’s Birth to Five Early Learning and Development Standards
- Kindergarten Readiness
- Child care assistance program (CCAP) resources
- Head Start Resources for Families
- Bright By Text
- PBS Kids
- Sesame Street
- The Learning Station
- Vroom
- Shots For Tots
- WIC Program
- Child and Adult Care Food Program
- Medicaid
- LACHIP
- Shreve Memorial Library
- Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana
- Tulane Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (TIKES)
- NSU Child and Family Network
- Homeless Education Program
- Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Special Needs

Developmental Milestones
- Track Your Child’s Developmental Milestones
- Your Baby at 2 Months
- Your Baby at 4 Months
- Your Baby at 6 Months
- Your Baby at 9 Months
- Your Child at 1 Year
- Your Child at 18 Months (1 ½ Years)
- Your Child at 2 Years
- Your Child at 3 Years
- Your Child at 4 Years
- Your Child at 5 Years
- CDC Milestones' Tracker App

High-Quality Early Childhood Programs



