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Louisiana wins 2026 Preschool Development Grant; LDOE outlines birth‑to‑5 strategies
Summary
The Louisiana Department of Education said it was one of the states awarded a 2026 Preschool Development Grant and outlined four outcome strategies—professional learning, family engagement, workforce development and early identification—plus bonus priorities such as literacy and CACFP expansion.
The Louisiana Department of Education said it was among the states awarded the 2026 Preschool Development Grant (PDG) and outlined how it plans to use the funding to create a unified birth‑to‑5 early‑childhood strategy.
Britney Cochran, executive director of the LDOE Office of Early Childhood Care and Education Strategy, told the council the PDG NOFO aims to "help states strengthen and align fragmented early care and education systems" and support development of a shared vision to coordinate policy and funding across programs.
Cochran said the PDG…
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