February is Early Education Month, a statewide initiative to highlight the urgent need for increased investments in high-quality early childhood education. The Louisiana Policy Institute for Children CEO Libby Sonnier says this initiative features 12 statewide events to raise awareness among policymakers, business leaders, and families.
“We have already been in the state to four different locations across the state to child care centers to allow elected officials to see what quality early childhood education looks like.”
Sonnier says with child care being essential to Louisiana’s workforce, many families struggle with affordability and access, and the parent poll results will be release next week.
“It’s really about what parents are sharing their needs are related to early childhood education, the expense of it, and where they might need help and what type of care and education that they get.”
Sonnier emphasizes Early Ed Month aims to drive policy changes ensuring all children have access to quality early learning opportunities.
“When we talk about early childhood education in Louisiana we’re talking about quality, and we’re talking about educators that truly are educators and they’re not babysitters, and that’s something we really hit on every year during Early Ed Month.”
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