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| 2000 Total Population: |
4,468,976 |
| 2000 Children 0-4 years old: |
317,392 |
| 2000 Children 5-9 years old: |
336,780 |
| 2000 Children 10-14 years old: |
347,912 |
| 2000 Total Children Under 18: |
1,219,799 |
| Children under 5 as percent of population: |
7.1% |
| Children under 18 as percent of
population: |
27.3% |
Census 2000 Profiles of
General Demographic Characteristics
Source: U.S.Census Bureau, 2001 |
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| State Median Income: |
$49,446 |
State Median Income
Estimates for Four-Person Families
(for Federal Fiscal Year 2002)
Source: Federal Register: March 22, 2001
(Volume 66, Number 56, pp. 16060-16061) |
| Licensed/Regulated Child Care Centers: |
1,920 |
Source: 2002 Child Care
Center Licensing Study
The Children's Foundation |
|
| 1997 Estimated Poverty Rate (all ages): |
18.4% |
| Children Under 5 in Poverty 1997: |
93,178 |
| Children Under 5 Poverty Rate 1997: |
28.5% |
Source: 1997 State Poverty
Estimates Released November 2000
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Program, U.S. Census
Bureau |
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| Licensed/Regulated Family Child Care -
Total: |
11,666 |
| Licensed/Regulated Family Child Care -
Small: |
11,666 |
| Licensed/Regulated Family Child Care -
Group: |
0 |
Source:2001 Family Child
Care Licesning Study
The Children's Foundation |
|
| Percent of Children under 6 with working
parents: |
54.0% |
| Percent of Children ages 6-12 living with
working parents: |
49.0% |
| Percent of Children under age 13 living in
low-income families with working parents: |
23.0% |
| 1995 Estimates (data shown
above reflects 5-year averages of U.S. Census Bureau data from
1993 to 1997) Source: 1998 Kids Count Data Book The Annie E.
Casey Foundation |
|
| Number of children participating in Head
Start, FY2000: |
20,975 |
| 2001 Head Start Fact Sheet |
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For additional statistical information on indicators of child
well-being in the state, visit the Annie E. Casey "Kids Count" Web
site at http://www.kidscount.org
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Licensing standards are subject to change through administrative
or legislative action. For a complete listing of this state’s
child care licensing requirements, please visit the Web site of
the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
at http://nrc.uchsc.edu or call
800-598-KIDS. |
Family Child Care Homes
Type of Home
|
Ratio
|
Notes
|
Small Family
Child Care Home |
6 to 1 |
no comment on non
compensated children/family members |
Group/Large Family
Child Care Home |
N/A |
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| Source:
2000 Family Child Care Licensing Study
For additional information, contact
The Children's Foundation
725 15th Street, NW, #505, Washington, DC 20005-2109
Phone: 202-347-3300, Fax: 202-347-3382
http://www.childrensfoundation.net/ |
Child Care Centers
Age of Children
|
Child: Staff Ratio
|
Group Size
|
| 6 weeks |
5 to 1 |
10 |
| 9 months |
5 to 1 |
10 |
| 18 months |
7 to 1 |
14 |
| 27 months |
11 to 1 |
11 |
| 3 years |
13 to 1 |
13 |
| 4 years |
15 to 1 |
15 |
| 5 years |
19 to 1 |
U |
| 6 years |
23 to 1 |
U |
| 7 years |
23 to 1 |
U |
| 8 and 9 years |
23 to 1 |
U |
| 10 years and older |
23 to 1 |
U |
Key: NR = Not Regulated; U = Unspecified; PRH =
Prohibited
January 2002
Data compiled by the Wheelock College Institute for Leadership
and Career Initiatives from licensing
regulations posted on the National Resource Center for Health
and Safety in Child Care's Web site.
For more
information regarding this data, contact:
The Wheelock College Institute for Leadership and Career
Initiatives
200 The Riverway, Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617-879-2211 Fax: 617-738-0643
E-mail:
institute@wheelock.edu Web:
http://institute.wheelock.edu |
Child Care Subsidy Agency
Louisiana Department of Social Services
Child Care Assistance Program
Office of Family Support, FIND Work/ Child Care Division
P.O. Box 91193
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9193
Phone: 225-342-9106
Fax: 225-342-9111
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Head Start - State Collaboration Office
Louisiana Head Start-State Collaboration Office
412 North Fourth Street, Suite 105
Baton Rouge, LA 70802-5212
Phone: 225-219-4245
Fax: 225-219-4248
Web site:
http://www.dss.state.la.us/offos/html/licensing.html |
Child Care Licensing Agency
Department of Social Services
Bureau of Licensing
2751 Wooddele Blvd.
P.O. Box 3078
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: 225-922-0015
Fax: 225-922-0014
Web site:
http://www.dss.state.la.us/offos/html/licensing.html
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State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
Agenda for Child Care Resources
P.O. Box 51837
New Orleans, LA 70151
Phone: 800-486-1712
Fax: 504-586-8522
Web site:
http://www.agendaforchildren.org
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Child Care Food Program Agency
Louisiana Department of Education
Attn.: State Director, Food and Nutrition Services
655 North Fifth Street
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Phone: 225-342-3720
Fax: 225-342-3305 |
Office of Child Support Enforcement
Louisiana Office of Family Support
Support Enforcement Services
P.O. Box 94065
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4065
Phone: 225-342-4780
Fax: 225-342-7397 |
Child Abuse Reporting
To report suspected child abuse in Louisiana, call the local Child
Protective Agency.
For national child abuse information, call the Child help USA
National Child Abuse Hotline (staffed 24 hours daily with professional
crisis counselors): 1-800-4-A-CHILD or 1-800-2-A-CHILD (T.D.D)
| For more
information, visit one of the following State pages:
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For a complete listing of State Child care
Home Pages, see:
http://nccic.org/dirs/statehp.html.
To find a child care resource and referral
agency (CCR&R) near you, call the State CCR&R Contact listed above or
contact Child
Care Aware at 800-424-2246.
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