ACDS INC Mother Hubbard Head Start
16008 HWY 1, SIMMESPORT, LAChildery Rating: 3/5
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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.3 / 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.3 / 5
- 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.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a Louisiana Performance Profile rating of Proficient. Structural quality reflects 10000% of lead teachers hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The structural rating also includes Louisiana's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. 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.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- Louisiana Performance Profile Proficient (Max 5) Learn more →
- 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
- Toddlers, Preschool
- Licensed capacity
- 38
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Toddlers 1:7 21 Preschool 1:15 30
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credential
- Bachelor's Degree
Inspection History
Across 3 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (2), Licensing & Administrative Compliance (1), and Children's Records & Files (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
May 19, 20262 Findings2 Important
- Daily Attendance Records - Staff and Owners1507.B
Based on record review at 10 a.m., S1 failed to ensure the center's staff and owner's daily attendance record accurately reflected persons on the child care premises at any given time as 0 of 6 staff were signed in. S1 corrected the log prior to the specialist leaving the center. Corrective Action: Effective 5/19/2026, S1 stated she has requested time card replacements and going forward she will verify all staff are signed in every morning to ensure compliance with this regulation.
- CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility for Child Care Purposes Required for Volunteers and Staff --Not1807.B
Based on record review at 10:30 a.m., S1 failed to have S8's CCCBC-based determination of eligibility available for review on the centerâs CCCBC roster. Corrective Action: Effective 5/19/2026, S1 stated she will have S8 added to the center's CCCBC roster and going forward will verify all staff present are on the CCCBC roster to ensure compliance with this regulation.
Sep 9, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee1707.A.1.&2
Based on record review at 12:45 p.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 contact the center's licensing consultant to submit the required documentation for verification of becoming a qualified director designee…
May 15, 20252 Findings2 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 5/15/2025, S3 stated she will get with S2 to submit the required documentation to the center's Licensing Consultant…
- Field Trip - Record2105.E
Based on record review at 11:45 a.m., S3's record of a field trip taken on 10/16/2024, was incomplete as it failed to include: the method of transportation; names of all the children being transported in each vehicle, names of the driver, staff members and other adults being transported in each vehicle; names of other adults who joined the field trip at the destination(s)to assist with supervision of children; and the presence of each child each time the children enter or exit the vehicle. This could not be corrected during the inspection. Corrective Action: Effective 5/15/2025, S3…
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