Governor John Bel Edwards announced yesterday most Louisiana state workers will have access to six weeks of fully paid parental leave starting on January 1, 2024. The new state Civil…

In this video, Geaux Far Louisiana steering committee member and parent Khan Nguyen discusses her experience with early childhood education in New Orleans East, where…

Over the past year, Geaux Far Louisiana has been developing a strategic plan which includes five goal areas that are inclusive to children, parents and early childhood providers.

Stephanie McGuffee isn’t officially poverty-guideline-grade poor, but she’s been on the borderline and she’s worked with enough…

President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), passed in March 2021, was a historic piece of legislation. But while many associate…

Geaux Far Louisiana recognizes the work that partners are doing and expands on that work by incorporating it into one of Geaux Far Louisiana’s five goals.

Just like treating neurosurgeons as experts in brain development, we should treat those trained in child care as experts in child development. However, child care challenges run deeper than not seeing child care providers as experts…

For decades, candidates for governor and the Legislature have cited Louisiana’s shamefully high infant mortality rate, which ranks among the highest in the nation…

“The reason that I am here is because I want to think big for small people. The kids are our future, all of them, young and old,” shares Jayme Johnson, a parent and Geaux Far Steering Committee member.

The Coalition’s mission is to create an equitable and unified early childhood system centering racial equity and ensuring families’ access to seamless, high-quality early child development, health and educational services.

The 2023 Legislative Session adjourned June 8 and we are walking away with $44 million in new funding for young children in HB 1. It’s the largest investment of state dollars into the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) in well …

A multimillion dollar investment in youth mental health programs will give every public school student in New Orleans access to care beginning in the coming school year, school …

Steering committee members involved in the coalition – such as Amanda, who is the mom of a 3-year-old son with special needs – are focused on improving the lives of Louisiana children. Parents, much like Amanda, expect …

Geaux Far Louisiana is unique in that 55% of the steering committee is made up of parents or early childhood education and health providers. What makes Geaux Far Louisiana effective is that parents are just as much partners as the …

Black women are dying — during pregnancy, delivery and the postpartum period after childbirth. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are …

Kristi Givens, executive director of Kids of Excellence and co-founder of For Providers by Providers, saw the importance of early childhood education in her community and the lack of access often available when she was …

“When Geaux Far Louisiana succeeds, policy makers will no longer look at early childhood education as daycare. They will understand that it is the foundation that will change the future,” shares Celeste Carter, Geaux Far’s strategic …

The childcare sector has been rocked by the pandemic, first by shutdown orders that closed many providers’ doors, then by lagging enrollment as economies opened up, and …