The Nonpublic School Early Childhood
Development (NSECD) Program reimburses participating nonpublic schools
throughout the state of Louisiana for providing four-year-old children with
pre-kindergarten classes, before-and-after-school enrichment activities, and
social services to support optimal development.
Teachers must be early childhood certified by the Louisiana
Department of Education.
Classrooms must meet the child-to-adult ratio of 10 to 1 with no more
than 20 children per certified classroom teacher.
NSECD classrooms are fully integrated, having both children served
through NSECD Program funds and children served through any other funding
source, including private tuition payments, enrolled in the same classrooms.
