Why does early care education matter for New Orleans’ emerging Latine population?
New Orleans’ immigrant population is on the rise.
Their participation in Early Care Education is not.
Despite the rapid growth of Latine families in New Orleans, their participation in the early childhood system is limited. Only 5% percent of ECE students are Latine compared to 14% of Latine students in K-12 public schools.
In partnership with BanchaLenguas Language Justice Collaborative, Training Grounds, NOLA CARES PAResearchers, and Advancing Communities for Equity, Beloved Community conducted community engaged research to understand the experiences, barriers, and opportunities for Latine families with young children to access formal early learning programs. This report led to findings about family expectations, ECE workforce development and entrepreneurship support for Spanish-dominant educators, and infrastructure for the broader early learning ecosystem to support intersectional needs of Multilingual Learners (MLL).
This report and related activities were made possible through generous support of BUILD Initiative.
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This brief aims to:
Explore the current state of access to early childhood education for Latine families in New Orleans
Provide actionable insights for ECE system leaders, ECE providers, and trusted community organizations
Highlight the voices and perspectives of Latine families and their visions for early childhood education