A summary of a study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across Louisiana in 2012 by provider type, schedule, and age group, including information on provider food program participation, special services offered, years providing child care, staffing, accreditation, quality rating and improvement system participation, and teachers' educational attainment, credentials, and pay rates, based on survey responses from 1,245 center-based and 1,493 home-based providers