LAC 67:III.5585. LA 4 Public Pre-Kindergarten Program

A. Effective July 1, 2009, the Office of Family Support shall enter into a contract with the Department of Education for the LA 4 Public Pre-Kindergarten Program. B. Services include providing high quality early childhood education to at risk 4-year-olds in participating public school districts as well as charter schools. C. These services meet TANF goal 3, to prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and TANF goal 4, to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families by placing children in learning environments at the pre-school level to foster an interest in learning, increase literacy levels and increase the likelihood of developing responsible behavior. D. Eligibility for services is limited to at risk families in which the child is one year younger than the eligible age for kindergarten and is eligible to receive free or reduced school lunch meals pursuant to the Federal Child Nutrition Program as documented by a completed application for such meals, whether or not such meals are sought. E. Services are considered non-assistance by the agency.