| Interactive Map of New Orleans Child Care Centers Now Available
The Greater New Orleans Community Data Center, in partnership with Agenda for Children, has produced an interactive map of child care centers in New Orleans. The map lets users visualize child care centers by key characteristics, such as capacity, class, Head Start status, infants served, and evening hours. Visit www.gnocdc.org to view the maps and other important information about the New Orleans area.
July-September
Positive Steps Training Calendar Available for
the New Orleans and Northshore Regions
Positive Steps, Agenda for Children's
training program for child care providers, will
offer workshops on Emergent Literacy, Family Child Care Orientation, Creative Storytelling, and much more! Visit
the Positive
Steps page to learn more or view the latest training catalog for the New Orleans
and Northshore areas.
July-September Positive Steps Training Calendar Available for the Houma/Thibodaux Region
Positive Steps, Agenda for Children's
training program for child care providers, will
offer workshops on Integrating Math, Family Child Care Orientation, Transition Time, and much more! Visit
the Positive
Steps page to learn more or view the latest training catalog for the Houma/Thibodaux area.
Annie
E. Casey Foundation Releases 2008 KIDS COUNT Data
Book: Louisiana Ranks 49th in Child Well-Being
The 2008
KIDS COUNT Data Book ranked Louisiana 49th among
states based on 10 key indicators of child well-being.
Since 2000, Louisiana has seen improvement in
just two indicators of child well-being--the teen
birth rate and the percentage of idle teens. Unfortunately,
Louisiana declined on seven other measures, including
infant mortality, the teen death rate, and the
child poverty rate. This year’s report focuses
on youth in the juvenile justice system and highlights
promising practices in the field.
For more information,
read the Louisiana
press release or the Louisiana
fact sheet. You can also visit the national
KIDS COUNT web site to read the full report
and view the data. For more information, or to
request a copy of the report, please contact Judy
Watts or Teresa
Falgoust at 504-586-8509.
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