New Orleans Early Education Network

The mission of NOEEN is to ensure an excellent start for every child in New Orleans by strengthening the early childhood education sector. The strategic plan identifies seven focus areas to address the changes needed in the sector and bring about NOEEN’s vision for ECE in New Orleans:

1.     Strengthen the quality of the New Orleans ECE sector in order to meet community needs

2.     Influence local and state-level discussions to advance our mission

3.     Increase public and private ECE funding

4.     Collect, analyze, and share unbiased data to increase transparency, help improve program quality, and inform sector priorities

5.     Support parent choice through coordinated enrollment and parent information initiatives

6.     Allocate publicly funded seats to high-quality providers to meet localized demand

Increase the ability of the ECE sector to attract, develop, and retain talent