Louisiana Believes starts with the premise that all students can achieve high expectations and master rigorous academic standards. While all students can learn, not all students start school ready to succeed. Research shows that children who participate in a high quality early childhood program are more likely to enter school kindergarten ready, which has a lasting impact on their academic success.

In Louisiana, a little more than half of students entering kindergarten - 54% - are academically and developmentally ready to succeed. While Louisiana spends millions on multiple early childhood programs, including pre-kindergarten in public schools (LA4, 8(g), Title I, IDEA), the Nonpublic School Early Childhood Development Program, Child Care Assistance Program, Head Start, Early Head Start and EarlySteps, a fragmented system is allowing our youngest learners to slip through the cracks.

That is why Louisiana is developing a unified Early Childhood System of Local Networks, as directed by Act 3 of the 2012 Regular Legislative Session. When fully implemented in 2015-2016, the networks will expand access to high quality, publicly-funded early childhood programs to families across Louisiana to ensure more children enter school kindergarten ready.
Application and Selection Dates

STEP 1: Submit an application for Calcasieu Parish Network online at www.calcasieu4all.com

2025-2026 Enrollment will open on May 12, 2025 at 9 a.m. and will remain open until May 20, 2026.

Application Windows

  • Round 1 May 3, 2025 Placement will begin on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
  • Round 2 May 12, 2025 -June 20, 2025 Placement will begin on Friday, July 18, 2025.
  • Round 3 June 21, 2025 - May 20, 2026 Placement begins in July and continues throughout the school year.

The system will be down at least 2 days prior to the highlighted dates listed above due to the lottery run.

OUT OF ZONE - Priority is given to students who live within the school's attendance until Friday, July 18, 2025. On July 19th, if space is available after placing all in-zone applicants, eligible out-of-zone applicants will be placed.

STEP 2: Eligiblity for placement occurs when verification is complete and reviewed. Parents will be notified via email and message tab in your calcasieu4all account.

STEP 3: Once placement occurs, the parent must login to their portal and accept the seat. If you don't accept your seat, the child's placement will not be affected.

Head Start Families ONLY

After enrollment, an email and message will be sent to your calcasieu4all account with the date of your vertification visit as well as details of required documentation. All information must be accurate and verified. If a student is selected for admission based on application information that is later determined to be false, the student may lose admission into the program. Please check your account dashboard daily for email correspondence in regards to your child's 3-year-old Head Start interview.

Head Start interviews were conducted in June 2025 and more interviews will take place during the week of July 14, 2025...an email will be sent prior to the week of July 14, 2025.