Nsu-cfn.org
Title
Northwestern State University Child and Family Network
Description
The NSU Child and Family Network is a part of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, which is in the College of Science and Technology of NSU. The NSU-CFN is a multifaceted program providing services for parents and their children, child care center caregivers and directors, family child care home providers, and employers in a 30 parish area throughout Central and North Louisiana. The main office is in Shreveport, a satellite office is in Alexandria at the England Airpark campus of Northwestern, and an employee based in Monroe enable us to serve all of the central and northern area of the state.
The agency has a wealth of expertise in all facets of child care operation: planning, staffing, food service, curriculum, regulations, national trends, enrollment, policies and procedures, and all center needs and financial matters. The NSU Child and Family Network provides training for child care employees throughout Central and North Louisiana. Approximately 120 3-hour workshops and eight on-going classes based on a national credential, the Child Development Associate are held annually. Additionally, conferences and special training projects provide variety. NSU Child and Family Network conducts the required health department Serve Safe and medication training as well.
The NSU Child and Family Network operates a child care resource and referral program. This service provides parent referrals, consultation on child care issues, services to employers, and forums on the business aspects of child care. Child care resource and referral services are funded by the Child Care and Development Fund and corporate contracts. The corporate contracts also include worksite seminars on family-related topics.
