As a parent or guardian, you are your child’s first and most important teacher. One important point to remember – a child learns more in the first 3 years of life, than at any other time. Every moment of every day is a learning experience.
Louisiana’s Birth to Five Early Learning & Development Standards (ELDS)
How to Read the ELDS 
Birth to Five ELDS
Kindergarten Readiness
Kindergarten Readiness Definition (English)
Is Your Child Ready to Read?
Read Alouds
Inclusive Services for Special Needs Children
Early Childhood Inclusion
Early Childhood Transition Process (English)
Early Childhood Transition Process (Spanish)
Developmental Milestones
Milestones develop in a sequential fashion so this means that a child will need to develop some skills before he or she can develop new skills. Each milestone that a child acquires builds on the last milestone developed. To find out more information about age-appropriate developmental milestones click on a specific age below.
- First 6 Weeks
- 1½ to 3 Months
- 3 to 6 Months
- 6 to 9 Months
- 9 to 12 Months
- 1 to 2 Years
- 2 to 3 Years
- 3 to 5 Years
- 5 to 7 Years
Early Childhood Resources
NAEYC for Families – the world’s largest organization working on behalf of young children
Quality Start Child Care Rating System: A Louisiana Initiative
Parent's Policies and Procedural Manual
ENROLLMENT FORM
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