2024 Early Ed Day at the Capitol Press Conference & Briefing

The Ready Louisiana Coalition is a bipartisan group of over 150 organizations including chambers of commerce, civic organizations, businesses, and advocacy organizations representing more than 1 million people in Louisiana’s workforce — exists to advocate for one issue: increased access to high-quality early care and education for the Louisiana children and families who need it. Our membership believes that investing in high-quality early care and education will enable parents to be productive in the workforce, serve as an economic engine for communities across Louisiana, and prepare our youngest children for a smart start in life.

During the 2023 legislative session, lawmakers made a historic investment by allocating $52 million in new funding for early care and education. However, with Congress’ failure to replace relief funds for child care, there remain more than 100,000 unserved in-need children, birth to age 3, in the state. Without further investment, too many Louisiana families will not have access to affordable, quality child care and too many children will arrive at kindergarten behind. View the coalition’s 2024 legislative joint statement here.

Please wear navy & green attire the day of in support of our Ready Louisiana Coalition efforts!