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Box 94064)[ |](doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064)[ P.O. Box 94064](doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064) • Baton Rouge, LA • 70804-9064 Page 1 of 21  \nTable of Contents  \nOverview of Act 198 of 2021 3  \nFindings 4  \nBackground 4  \nQuality of Care 5  \nAccess to Care 13  \nRacial and Ethnic Demographics of Early Care and Education 19  \nConclusion 21  \nLouisiana Department of Education  \n[doe.louisiana.gov](doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064)[ |](doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064)[ P.O. Box 94064](doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064) • Baton Rouge, LA • 70804-9064 Page 2 of 21  \nOverview of Act 198 of 2021  \nAct 198 of 2021 enacted R. S. 17:407.23( E) and requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education ( BESE) to coordinate data relative to the early childhood care and education network in order to evaluate the network. This report will assist legislators in evaluating the effectiveness of the network. As a result of this report, legislators will have the data necessary to prioritize funding and services to ensure children from birth through age five achieve Kindergarten readiness.1  \nThe Louisiana Department of Education ( LDOE) provides annual reports to the legislature to meet the requirements of this act.  \n1 LA. Rev. Stat. §17:407.23  \nLouisiana Department of Education  \n[doe.louisiana.gov](doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064)[ |](doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064)[ P.O. Box 94064](doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064) • Baton Rouge, LA • 70804-9064 Page 3 of 21  \nFindings  \nBackground  \nLouisiana’s Early Childhood Accountability System relies on local capacity that has gradually grown since early childhood care and education community networks began leading Act 3 implementation in 2012. Louisiana uses the CLASS® tool to measure quality and support improvement in every classroom at every publicly-funded early childhood site in the state. Preschoolers in classrooms with the types of high-quality interactions measured by CLASS® showed greater learning gains across school readiness domains, including executive functioning and early literacy.2 Moreover, children in preschool classrooms with consistently high levels of instructional support showed greater gains in language and literacy than children who experienced consistently low-quality instructional support.3 In a study conducted in rural Appalachia, preschool children in classrooms with higher CLASS® scores were significantly more likely to demonstrate Kindergarten readiness across academic and behavioral domains.4  \nObservations in Louisiana are conducted by Community Network Lead Agencies as well as third-party observers from the Cecil J. Picard Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Each site receives a rating based on CLASS® observations that measure the quality of all interactions present in the classroom. Researchers at the University of Virginia found that Louisiana observers are accurate and that children learn more in Louisiana classrooms with higher ratings.5  \nAt all publicly-funded early childhood care and education sites, each classroom receives a fall and spring observation each year conducted by the local community network. Bulletin 140 stipulates that all publicly-funded early childhood classrooms open October 1 must receive a fall CLASS® observation and classrooms open February 1 must receive a spring CLASS® observation. Local community networks ensure that observers participate in ongoing training, calibration, and reliability audits. In addition, Bulletin 140 requires that community networks conduct inter-rater reliability checks (double-scoring) of 10% of all classrooms, including one inter-rater reliability check for each observer for each classroom age configuration. Furthermore, the LDOE contracts with the Cecil J. Picard Center at the","cbCaiockEnY1in6K","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiockEnY1in6K","pdf",1012950,21,"English","# Overview of Act 198 of 2021\n## Findings\n### Background\n## Quality of Care\n## Access to Care\n## Racial and Ethnic Demographics of Early Care and Education\n# Conclusion","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of this network report under Act 198 of 2021?\",\"answer\":\"It coordinates and evaluates the early childhood care and education network so legislators can assess effectiveness and prioritize funding and services for children from birth through age five.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Louisiana measure quality in early childhood classrooms?\",\"answer\":\"Louisiana uses the CLASS® tool to measure interaction quality and support improvement at every publicly funded early childhood site.\"},{\"question\":\"Who conducts classroom observations and how are they validated?\",\"answer\":\"Community Network Lead Agencies conduct observations, with third-party observers from the Cecil J. 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