Ready Start Morehouse is a community coalition committed to creating and implementing a bold local vision for early childhood. We are driven by the unique needs of the community to improve access to quality early care and education for our communities’ youngest learners. The future of Morehouse Parish is dependent on the success of its children. Together we have an opportunity to transform the future of our parish in one generation. As a community we have a shared responsibility to support the workforce of today while preparing the workforce of tomorrow.
QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS
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Beekman Charter School
15190 A M Baker Rd. Bastrop, LA 71220 318-281-1743 4 Year Olds |
Radiance Child Development Center
1732 E. Madison Ave. Bastrop, LA 71220 318-239-2472 Infant -4 Year Olds |
Little Angel's Day Care Center
409 Cason Ave. Bastrop, LA 71220 318-281-0600 Infants - 4 Year Olds |
Little One's Daycare
602 Martin Luther King S, Bastrop, LA 71220 318-281-6918 Infants - 3 Year Olds |
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MCIO Head Start Program
630 Collinston Rd. Bastrop, LA 71220 318-283-4938 | 318-281-7922 (Main) 3 & 4 Year Olds |
Morehouse Magnet School
4099 Naff Ave. Bastrop, LA 71220 318-283-3477 4 Year Olds |
Our House Child Care Center
4534 Cedar Drive, Bastrop, LA 71220 318-283-4900 Infant - 3 Year Olds |
The Prep Center, Inc.
1906 Cooper Lake Road, Bastrop, LA 71220 318-281-8819 1 - 4 Year Olds |
COORDINATED FUNDING REQUEST
As the Early Childhood Lead Agency for Morehouse , Richland , Ouachita, East Carroll, Lincoln and Franklin parishes the Children’s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana intends to request funding from the Louisiana Department of Education to fund existing and additional four-year-old seats for LA4, NSECD and CCAP Birth to Three to fund spots in quality early childhood centers for in-need Infants, Toddlers and Three-year-old children. The funds requested are for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Please review the proposed Coordinated Funding Requests. Comments are welcomed by each of the parishes served.
Each publicly funded early childhood program was provided an equal opportunity to submit a coordinated funding request application. Comments may be submitted to Racine Bridges at [email protected] prior to January 20th, 2026.
Eligibility requirements are as follows:
Please review the proposed Coordinated Funding Requests. Comments are welcomed by each of the parishes served.
Each publicly funded early childhood program was provided an equal opportunity to submit a coordinated funding request application. Comments may be submitted to Racine Bridges at [email protected] prior to January 20th, 2026.
Eligibility requirements are as follows:
- LA4 - programs must be rated proficient or higher on early childhood performance profile, use Tier 1 curriculum and have certified lead teachers.
- NSECD - program must not be a public school, must be rated proficient or higher on early childhood performance profile, use Tier 1 curriculum and have certified lead teachers.
- B to 3 Seats - must serve infants, must be rated proficient or higher on early childhood performance profile, use Tier 1 curriculum and have certified lead teachers.
