ACDS INC Cinderella Head Start
492 SCALLAN ST, MARKSVILLE, LAChildery Rating: 2/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.2 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.2 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 2 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects Louisiana's licensing baseline. Louisiana caps infant ratios at 1:5, toddler ratios at 1:7, and preschool ratios at 1:15. Lead-teacher education isn't regulated. Teachers must complete 12 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 36
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:5 15 Toddlers 1:7 21 Preschool 1:15 30
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Not Regulated
Inspection History
Across 4 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (2), Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (2), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 4 Inspection Visits
Mar 27, 20262 Findings2 Important
- Staff Personal Belongings1901.P
Based on observations at 11 a.m., S3 and S4 failed to ensure that personal belongings of center staff was inaccessible to children. The specialist observed a purse and cup on a low shelf in an unlocked closet, accessible to children, in S3 and S4's classroom. Corrective Action: Effective 3/27/2026, S1 stated she will have staff move their personal items to a higher shelf in the closet so they're inaccessible to children, to ensure compliance with this regulation.
- Visual Check of Vehicle2107.A.1.&2
Based on record review at 1:15 p.m., S1 failed to ensure accurate documentation, as per center records, the transportation visual check documentation for the evening route for 3/27/2026, was recorded and signed prior to having been completed. Corrective Action: Effective 3/27/2026, S1 stated she will retrain staff on completing the transportation visual check and documenting its completion afterwards, and not before, on the log for accuracy, to ensure compliance with this regulation.
Nov 14, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Requests for CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility1811.A.&B
Based on record review at 10:15 a.m., documentation of a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility failed to be requested and obtained for S2, at least once during a five-year period. S2's CCCBC expired on 10/16/2025; she was present and performed services at the center on 10/16/2025 and 10/17/2025. S2 received a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility on 10/21/2025. Corrective Action: Effective 11/14/2025, S1 stated she will review the center's CCCBC roster for expiration dates to ensure CCCBC renewal appointments are made timely and will not allow staff to be present or…
Sep 9, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee1707.A.1.&2
Based on record review at 10:30 a.m., the center's director failed to be an on-site, full time employee of the licensed location and there was not an on-site, full time qualified director designee given responsibility for planning, managing, and controlling the center's daily activities, as well as responding to parental concerns and ensuring that minimum licensing requirements are met. Corrective Action: Effective 9/9/2025, S1 stated she will get with the center's licensing consultant to submit the required documentation for verification of qualified Director Designee criteria…
May 13, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee1707.A.1.&2
Based on record review at 11 a.m., the center's Director failed to be an on-site full time employee of the licensed location and there was not an on-site full time qualified Director Designee given responsibility for for planning, managing, and controlling the center's daily activities, as well as responding to parental concerns and ensuring that minimum licensing requirements are met. This could not be corrected during the inspection. Corrective Action: Effective 5/13/2025, S3 stated she will get with S1 to submit all required documentation to the center's Licensing Consultant…
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