What are the Standards for Quality?

The Early Learning and Development Standards were created to be a framework for high-quality, developmentally appropriate early childhood programs and were designed to be used by early childhood educators throughout Louisiana. The term early childhood educator describes those responsible for the care and education of children from 0-5.

These standards:

 1) Describe what all children from birth to kindergarten should know and be able to do and their attitude about learning;

 2) Are appropriate for each age group and for English language learners and children with disabilities and/or developmental delays;

 3) Cover all Domains of School Readiness Research which has consistently shown that there is a strong link between the quality of early childhood experiences and later school success.

To learn more about the standards, visit Early Childhood Standards

SCHOOL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

Since 1999, the state has issued School Performance Scores for public schools, which are based on student achievement data. To clearly communicate the quality of school performance to families and the public, Louisiana adopted letter grades (A-F). All schools with sufficient data receive school performance scores.

Starting in 2017, all publicly funded early childhood programs including early childhood centers, Head Start and pre-K will receive performance ratings detailing how well the program is preparing children for Kindergarten.

VIEW VIDEO ON HOW EARLY CHILDHOOD PERFORMANCE PROFILES ARE CREATED.

Both school performance scores and early childhood performance profiles are reported through the Louisiana School Finder.

The term early childhood educator describes those responsible for the care and education of children from birth to 5.