February 2025 Monthly Update
We are excited to share that Early Ed Month 2025 was an enormous success. Over 450 parents, advocates, business leaders, and elected officials across the state participated in 12 events throughout the month. Scroll down for a recap below!
Early Ed Month 2025 would not be possible without our sponsors! A heartfelt thank you to Entergy for being the title sponsor and to all of our incredible partners for their support: Our Lady of the Lake, Jones Walker LLP, Agenda for Children, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, Clara’s Little Lambs, Committee of 100 for Economic Development, For Providers by Providers, Gambel Communications, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company, Louisiana Public Health Institute, ResourceFull Consulting, Save the Children Action Network, United Way of Southeast Louisiana, Urban League of Louisiana, Young Scholar’s Academy, and YWCA Greater Baton Rouge. Your generosity and commitment make a world of difference!
We also want to thank the Louisiana Early Childhood Business Roundtable, Louisiana Association of Business & Industry, Louisiana Association of United Ways, United Way of Southeast Louisiana, Children’s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana, Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, Capital Area United Way, St. Landry-Evangeline United Way, United Way of Northwest Louisiana, and United Way of Central Louisiana, for co-hosting regional tours of child care centers across the state. These regional tours brought further awareness to elected officials and business leaders of the ways families and early childhood education providers are disproportionately impacted across regions and parishes.
Also, in February, Governor Jeff Landry released his proposed executive budget, which he used to maintain the state’s investment in the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). Thank you, Gov. Landry, for supporting our youngest learners and their working parents.
With the 2025 legislative session just around the corner, we couldn’t be more grateful that early childhood education was highlighted so well in February. Thank you for advocating on behalf of young children and families in Louisiana!