In June 2015, the State Board established a unified statewide early childhood quality rating and improvement system through Bulletin 140: Louisiana Early Childhood Care and Education Network.
Each publicly-funded child care center, Head Start, and school serving children birth to five in Louisiana receives a Performance Profile that includes a rating based on rigorous classroom observations. Each network of providers within a community also receives a Performance Profile.
Performance Profiles also include information on best practices, including use of ongoing assessment and a high-quality curriculum, teacher credentials, and program investment in high levels of individual attention for children.
Early Childhood Performance Profile Results
Performance Profile Guidance for Families
To support families to understand these new performance profiles, the Department has released a few resources:
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The Parent Video for Performance Profiles provides information on how early childhood performance profiles are created.
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The Performance Profile Site Guide explains each metric included in the individual site’s Performance Profile, and can be used to help understand the information provided for each site.
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The Community Network Performance Profile Key and Guide explain each metric included in the community’s Performance Profile, and can be used to help interpret the results of your community.
Performance Profile Guidance for Sites
To support sites in understanding the new performance profiles and helping them to improve, the Department has released a few resources:
- Prior to release, the Department conducted a webinar to provide information about the release directly to early childhood sites.
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For sites that want to learn more about how the rating is calculated, the Department has released a Performance Rating Calculator with Instructions. Additional in-depth information is provided in the Performance Profile Frequently Asked Questions.
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To support sites to understand how they can use their Performance Profile results to make improvements, the Department has provided a guidance document with Five Tips for Sites, that provides clear information and actionable next steps.