
Explore part one of a four-part overview of bulletin 137 Louisiana's early learning center licensing regulations. Covers chapters one, three, five, seven, and nine.
Louisiana bulletin 137 chapter 1 establishes minimum health, safety, and well-being standards for early learning centers and outlines licensing authority, definitions, and renewal schedules.
Explore Louisiana's early learning center licensing regulations and health, safety, and licensing standards under bulletin 137, with department oversight and general provisions.
Identify license requirements and exemptions under Louisiana chapter 3 licensure, including type 1–3 licenses. Note penalties for unlicensed operation and the posting, fees, and inspections of licensed centers.
Identify type 1, type 2, and type 3 licenses for early learning centers, from eligibility to funds and religious qualifications, and recall the statewide registry, display, and inspection requirements.
Defines ownership types for licensing in Louisiana early learning centers, including corporations, individual owners, partnerships, and Head Start, with criteria on shares, supervision, day-to-day operations, and hours of operation.
Identify who qualifies as an owner of Louisiana early learning centers, including corporations, direct ownership, and head start administrators, through fill-in-the-blank quiz items.
Navigate the Chapter 7 licensing process, including the online initial application, required approvals, space measurements, and follow-up inspections to ensure compliance and license eligibility.
Navigate the chapter 7 licensing process and procedures quiz. Learn about licensure applications and renewals by mail, email, or online system, with required inspections.
Chapter 9 covers when a new license is required for location moves, temporary relocations, ownership transfers, or license type changes, with new applications, fees, inspections, and closing notifications.
Review chapter 9 quiz content on changes requiring a new license, including location changes, ownership changes, license type changes, and I.D. numbers.
Summarize licensing regulations by chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9, covering who needs a license, exemptions, types, fees, and licensing processes; note next steps for certificate.
Celebrate completing the first of four courses on the licensing regulations and reach out for more information via the number or email shown on the slide.
Overview of Bulletin 137 Louisiana’s Early Learning Center Licensing Regulations Course 1 – Chapters 1 – 9 is the first course in a four-part series of courses designed for all administrators, directors, director designees, teachers, and other support staff that own, operate and/or work in a licensed early learning center. This course covers five chapters of Bulletin 137:
· Chapter 1 – General Provisions
· Chapter 3 – Licensure
· Chapter 5 – Ownership of Early learning Centers
· Chapter 7 – Licensing Process and Procedures
· Chapter 9 – Changes Requiring a New License
There is a pre-test and a post-test as well as quizzes throughout the course so that students can confirm what they currently know, dig deeper into the regulations and determine what they have learned. After completing this course, students will earn one training hour.