Ensuring all children have access to
high quality early childhood education.
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Critical Milestones

We live in a society where more and more children are spending most of their day in early childhood programs so parents can earn a living or advance their education.  Research has shown how critical these early years are to your child’s development.

High-quality early care and education are geared to give your child a jumpstart to learning. Standards are in place to prepare your child for success in school and in life.

Quality early childhood programs not only help your child’s brain develop in a timely fashion, they also contribute to physical, emotional and social development. Along with school readiness, it is also important to look for key developmental milestones in your children.

Here’s a quick look at A FEW developmental milestones for 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds:

Age 2Age 3Age 4
Walk alone, jump, runTell stories with two or three sentencesKnow first and last name
Kick a ballCan name a friendCopy a cross
Scribble with crayonsThrow a ball overhandEat by themselves
Imitate othersCopy a circleSing a song from memory

High-quality early childhood programs recognize the importance of providing an environment that teaches and nurtures children to learn these milestones and meet standards of learning.

Avoyelles Early Childhood Network also uses the Ages & Stages Questionnaire to screen incoming children for monitoring of milestones. This is done with the parents/guardians to get information that can help support development in all children. This data is used by each site to assist in developmental tasks, learning, and conversations with families about knowledge of milestones and what they can do at home with their child that makes an impact.

For more information you can contact : 

Tammy Tassin
Child Search Coordinator/Educational Diagnostician
Avoyelles Parish Pupil Appraisal Center
(318) 619-3299

Step 1: Do I Qualify?

Our goal is to provide families with equal access to quality options. First, let’s see if you qualify for a publicly funded program.

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Step 2: My Options?

Thanks for asking. The importance of your child’s development begins even before birth. If you are on this site, you are likely in the crucial development years for your child. So, what are your best available options in providing quality care?

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Step 3: Apply & Complete Application

If you would now like to enroll your child in the Avoyelles Parish Early Childhood Network, fill out the enrollment application. Upon completion, you will be contacted with follow-up information.

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