Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Parish of Jefferson, authorized by Resolution No.143502, is hereby soliciting a Statement of Qualifications (General Professional Services Questionnaire) from persons or firms interested and qualified as defined by the Department of Health and Human Services for participation in Jefferson Community Actions’ Early Head Start Birth to Five Program. The public purpose of the Project is to identify licensed early childhood providers to provide education, parent involvement, and nutrition services for infants and toddlers 6 weeks -35 months under the Early Head Start Birth to Five Grant. Submitters must be able to provide childcare services, defined as full day, full year education, parent involvement and nutrition services for 6 weeks -35 months for 10 hours per day, five (5) days per week, twelve (12) months per year with the exception of the following holidays when the center is closed: New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day;
