Child Care Sector
Child Care Research
Child Care Provider Expansion Loan Program with Louisiana Economic Development
Child Care Provider Expansion Loan Program with Louisiana Economic Development (2023)
Report with proposals for a Loan Program for Louisiana Child Care Providers.
Early Care and Education Workforce Compensation
Professional Wages for Professional Educators: Recommendations for Improving Early Childhood Workforce Compensation in Louisiana
Report with the Louisiana Tiger Team highlighting recommendations on early care and education workforce compensation scales and implementation. nd education programs in Louisiana.
Head Start and Early Head Start Programs
More Louisiana Children Need Access to Early Head Start & Head Start Programs
LPIC’s fact sheet about the access to Early Head Start and Head Start early care and education programs in Louisiana.
Quality Performance Ratings for Child Care Centers in Louisiana
2021-2022 Performance Ratings for Publicly Funded Early Childhood Programs in Louisiana
Fact sheet summarizing the results of the 2021-2022 performance ratings for all publicly funded early care and education programs in Louisiana
2019-2020 Performance Ratings for Publicly Funded Early Childhood Programs in Louisiana
Fact sheet summarizing the results of the 2019-2020 performance ratings for all publicly funded early care and education programs in Louisiana
Cost Models for High-Quality Child Care
Modeling Child Care Center Costs and Revenues in Louisiana, Updated to Reflect Changes Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Cost model (updated from Winter 2018) to reflect the new realities facing early care and education providers as a result of the pandemic
Modeling Quality Child Care Center Costs and Revenues in Louisiana
Cost model from 2018 to reflect the cost of providing high-quality early care and education providers in Louisiana
COVID-19 Provider Surveys
The Louisiana Policy Institute for Children conducted a series of surveys about the impact of COVID-19 on child care providers, in partnership with Agenda for Children, Childcare Connections for Northeast Louisiana, Louisiana Association of United Ways, Northwestern State University, On Track by 5 Alliance, Pointe Coupee Early Childhood Coalition, United Way of Southeast Louisiana, and Volunteers of America.
September 2023 Provider Survey
Help Wanted: The Staffing and Operating Challenges Facing Louisiana Child Care Providers (2023), Full Report
Help Wanted: The Staffing and Operating Challenges Facing Louisiana Child Care Providers (2023), Summary
September 2021 Provider Survey
On the Path to Recovery: The Evolving Impacts of COVID-19 on Louisiana Child Care Providers (2021), Full Report
On the Path to Recovery: The Evolving Impacts of COVID-19 on Louisiana Child Care Providers (2021), Summary
January 2021 Provider Survey
New Year, Same Challenges: The Ongoing Impacts COVID-19 on Louisiana Child Care Providers (2021), Full Report
New Year, Same Challenges: The Ongoing Impacts COVID-19 on Louisiana Child Care Providers (2021), Summary
June 2020 Provider Survey
The Growing, Adverse Impacts of COVID-19 on LA Child Care Providers (2021), Full Report
The Growing, Adverse Impacts of COVID-19 on LA Child Care Providers (2021), Summary
April 2020 Provider Survey
The Ongoing Impact of COVID-19 on LA Child Care Providers, Full Report
The Ongoing Impact of COVID-19 on LA Child Care Providers, Summary
March 2020 Statewide Provider Survey
The Impact of COVID-19 on LA Child Care Providers, Full Report
The Impact of COVID-19 on LA Child Care Providers, Summary
March 2020 Southeast Louisiana Provider Survey
The Impact of COVID-19 on Southeast LA Child Care Providers, Full Report
The Impact of COVID-19 on Southeast LA Child Care Providers, Summary