Lousiana

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Lousiana's Child Care and Development Fund Quality Infant/Toddler Targeted Fund:

FY: 2008: The Federal CCDF Quality Infant and Toddler Targeted Funds allocation is $2,052,754.

FY: 2006: The Federal CCDF Infant and Toddler Targeted Funds allocation was $2,302,812.

According to the 2007-2009 CCDF State Plans, the funds are used in the following ways to enhance the Louisiana infant and toddler child care system (additional funds may be used to support these activities):

• Separate higher maximum rates may be paid for the care of Infants/Toddlers (children under age 3) if the child care provider charges a higher rate for those children.
• A multi-agency team of the National Infant & Toddler Child Care Initiative was concerned to develop strategies for the dissemination and implementation of the Louisiana Early Learning Guidelines and Program Standards Birth-Three, that including mailing a copy to every child care center in the state. These Early Learning Guidelines and Program Standards were developed to guide practice and policy in child care centers and family child day care homes.
• A statewide training contract focuses on the developmental needs and care for Infants/Toddlers. The PITC program and other specialized training is provided by Excellence for Children.
• Infant/Toddler experts participated in the development of the QRS and are included in the development of ongoing policies and programs of the agencies.

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