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Head Start for 3 year-olds (Tuition-Based Seats Not Offered)

  • Head Start funded seats are available in public school sites across the parish
  • Seats for 3 year-olds that qualify for Head Start are available in the following school sites only:
    • Ascension Head Start 
    • Duplessis Primary School 
    • Pecan Grove Primary School 
    • Lakeside Primary 
    • Sorrento Primary 
    • Sugar Mill Primary

Child must be 3 years old by September 30th of the program year  and meet ONE or more of the following eligibility requirements:

  1. Total household income must be at or below the 100% federal poverty level
  2. Foster care placement
  3. Verified Homelessness
  4. Public Assistance such as SNAP or Social Security & disability benefits
  5. Student has a qualifying IEP for speech, cognitive or developmental delays whose needs are best met in a full time Head Start classroom

Pre-K for 4 year-olds  (Tuition-Based Seats Not Offered)

  • Publicly funded seats are funded by the Louisiana Department of Education preschool program called LA 4. Each parish is provided a specific number of seats every academic year. Families who apply are determined eligible based on income. Seats are limited and are available in public school sites across the parish for families and children that are eligible.
  • Child is at risk of not meeting kindergarten readiness standards due to one or more contributing factors such as being an English language learner in a family where one or more parents speak a language other than English as the primary language at home or determined at risk of being developmentally unprepared based on screening results.
  • A child with a qualifying IEP for cognitive or developmental delays needs are best met in a full time preschool classroom

Child must be 4 years old by September 30th of the academic year and meet eligibility requirements:

  • Total household income is at or below the 200% federal poverty level
  • Foster care placement
  • Homelessness
  • Public Assistance such as SNAP or Medicaid

CCAP B-3 Seat Program (in early learning centers for  birth to 3 year olds)

  • The parish is provided a specific number of CCAP B-3 seats based on the state budget. Families who apply are determined eligible based on income and work hours/school hours. Seats are limited. 
  • Subsidized tuition for families participating in the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)
    • Parents must meet the work/school participation requirements defined by CCAP
    • For children ages Birth to 3 years old attending a qualifying  Child Care / Early Learning Center from our list of  participating centers within our network

 

CCAP - CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FAMILIESWhat is the Child Care Assistance Program?
It is a subsidy provided to support all families in accessing high quality child care, the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) provides financial assistance to low-income families while they are working or attending school.

CCAP Household Eligibility
 
Telephone: 1.877.453.2721
Fax: 225.376.6060, 225.342.3906
Email: LDEccap@la.gov
P.O. Box 260037
Baton Rouge, LA 70826
APPLY FOR CCAP

Video Resources to Help with Applying for CCAP
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-AOEEW8RX-oOHXddrztIAvrQEnJ9muzL