Quick take
- The Children’s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana is donating $25,000 to the Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum in Monroe, KNOE reported.
- The money is meant to let children and families across 12 parishes visit free, and to bring museum programming to child care centers.
- The gift comes from Workforce Childcare Tax Credit funds, the Ouachita Citizen reported.
- Businesses can back similar efforts through Louisiana’s workforce child care tax credit. The deadline to donate through the credit is Dec. 31, KNOE reported.
More young children in northeast Louisiana should be able to visit the Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum in Monroe for free. The Children’s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana is donating $25,000 to the museum, KNOE reported.
The money is meant to let children and families across 12 parishes visit free. It can also bring museum programs to child care centers. The Ouachita Citizen reported the gift comes from Workforce Childcare Tax Credit funds, part of the coalition’s ongoing investment in early childhood education.
“Our youngest learners are our future workforce,” Deidra Adair, executive director of the Children’s Coalition, told KNOE. She said time in spaces like the museum helps prepare young children for school and, later, for careers.
How businesses can help
Businesses can support similar projects through Louisiana’s workforce child care tax credit, KNOE reported. The deadline to donate through the tax credit is Dec. 31.