Mission & Vision
NOEEN’s Mission
To ensure an excellent start for every child in New Orleans by strengthening early childhood education and providing families access to high-quality early learning programs that help them realize their dreams for their children.
Vision
NOEEN envisions making New Orleans the premiere city for early education with a system that ensures:
School-Ready Children and Child-Ready Schools – All children enter school ready to succeed and kindergarten classrooms across the city are prepared to best support children through the transition into “big school.”
A Quality Early Learning Seat for Every Child – Every family that wants one can continuously and easily access a high-quality early learning seat for their child throughout their early years from birth to kindergarten with an easy enrollment process.
A Professional, Well-Compensated, and Sustainable Educator Workforce – Early learning teachers are respected, able to build savings, access career ladders, and stay in the field of early education.
Families with Decision-Making Power – Families are engaged and have decision-making power in the development and design of New Orleans’ early education system.
Diverse High-Quality and Sustainable Early Learning Providers – There are an abundance of early learning providers across settings that deliver high-quality programs and meet the needs of children and families.
A Comprehensive Quality Rating & Improvement System – New Orleans’ early learning system operates with a more nuanced understanding of – and means of assessing and improving – quality that goes beyond the CLASS® assessment of teacher-child interactions.
Longitudinal Data – The system easily allows stakeholders to track data for children over time from their early education into their K-12 careers to track and monitor impacts across settings and programs.
All Children Served Well – The specific needs of children with disabilities, English Language Learners, and other diverse learners are consistently met in environments that work for them.
2023-2027Strategic Priorities
- High-Quality Workforce: A high-quality, highly-compensated workforce with continuous career advancement opportunities
- Sustainable and Equitable Funding: Increased and more sustainable and equitable funding that addresses immediate needs and long-term system needs
- Comprehensive and Coordinated Services: Comprehensive and coordinated services and supports for families with young children
- Informed and Engaged Community: An informed and engaged community with a strong and diverse coalition for policy advocacy
- Quality and Inclusive Programs: Supports to improve and sustain quality and inclusive programs that meet all children’s developmental needs
NOEEN’s Strategic Plan
The NOEEN Steering Committee worked with Orleans Parish early childhood stakeholders to develop its strategic plan for 2023-2027 which was approved by the NOEEN Steering Committee on March 8, 2023. NOEEN’s Strategic Plan serves as the community network’s blueprint for increasing access to high-quality early childhood care and education in Orleans Parish.