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Michael 11:33 PM 02-02-2008
DSS funds contracts with child care resource and referral agencies which perform a variety of services for the families and child care providers in this state. Resource and referral agencies educate parents on how to recognize good child care and refer them to child care facilities operating near their home or workplace. They also help to build the child care supply by encouraging providers to enter the child care market or to expand their operations. Resource and Referral also offers technical assistance to child care providers to help them meet licensing or registration requirements and improve the quality of the care the children receive. A list of Resource and Referral Agencies follows.

New Orleans and Thibodaux Areas
Agenda for Children Child Care Resources
Phone:586-8509(in New Orleans area)
1-800-486-1712(outside New Orleans area)
446-8330(in Thibodaux area)
1-800-577-8052 outside Thiobodaux area

Alexandria, Shreveport, and Monroe Areas
Northwestern State University
NSU Child and Family Network
Phone:677-3150(in Shreveport/Bossier areas)
1-800-796-9080(outside Shreveport area)

Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Lake Charles Areas
Volunteers of America Partnerships in Child Care
Phone: 926-8005 (in Baton Rouge)
1-888-926-8005 (outside Baton Rouge)

Statewide
Map to Inclusion
Phone: 1-800-577-8052

Excellence for Children
Infant and Toddler Training
Phone: 337-332-8551
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