Every parent wants their child to get the best possible start. Louisiana’s Performance Profiles help take the guesswork out of finding high quality early learning programs. They include ratings based on observations of teacher-child interactions, so you can see whether a school or center is providing nurturing experiences that foster a child’s development. Profiles also include important information about teacher qualifications, curriculum, assessments, teacher-child ratios and other important information. You can even learn about centers’ licensing compliance history. To review school and center performance ratings, go to the Louisiana Department of Education’s Louisiana School Finder website.
Performance Profiles include data that is reported by the providers, such as teachers’ level of education and certification, classroom ratios, and more. It also includes data from the CLASS®– Classroom Assessment Scoring System – which is a tool that is used to measure the quality of educator/child interactions. Every classroom that is a part of NOEEN gets at least two CLASS® observations every year.
To review a sample report for a Community Network (like NOEEN), please review the Performance Profile Key and Guide.
To review a sample report for an early learning center or school, please review the Site Performance Profile Key and Guide.
The Louisiana Department of Education provides detailed information on their website about School and Early Childhood Performance and has provided this helpful video so families can understand how to use this information as they consider their family’s early childhood education needs:
