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Childery

Caddo Community Action Agency-Lake Bethlehem Head Start

2840 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING DR, SHREVEPORT, LAChildery Rating: 2/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    2 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    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
99
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:515
Toddlers1:721
Preschool1:1530

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
Not Regulated

Inspection History

1 Inspection Visit Since 2025 · 2 Findings
2 Important

Across 1 inspection since 2025, the issues cited most often were Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (1) and Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (1). None of the 2 findings were critical.

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  1. Nov 17, 20252 Findings2 Important
    • C. – Critical Incidents and Required Notifications1103.A

      Based on record review and interview at 12:30 p.m., S1 failed to notify the parent immediately, Child Welfare and the Department within 24 hours of the following critical incident. On 10/30/2025, at approximately 11:15 a.m., S14 was observed by S4 hitting C1, 4-years-old, on her bottom. S4 did not report the incident to S1 until 10/31/2025, at 1:35 p.m. The parent was notified on 10/31/2025, at 4:30 p.m., Child Welfare was notified on 1031/2025, at 3:25 p.m., and the Department was notified on 10/31/2025, at 3:30 p.m. This could not be corrected prior to the Specialist…

    • Behavior Management Policy1509.A.8.a.&b

      1509.A.8.a.&b.: Based on record review and interview at 12:30 p.m., S14 (DOH: 9/28/2025), used a prohibited method of discipline on 10/30/2025. S1 observed via camera footage on 10/30/2025, at approximately 11:15 a.m., S14 grab C1, 4-years-old, by her left arm and hit her twice on her bottom, as she stated, "what did I tell you I was going to do to you." On 11/17/2025, after further review of the camera footage for 10/30/2025, S1 observed S14 grab C2, 4-years-old, by her left arm and hit her once on her bottom at 11:19 a.m. This could not be corrected prior to the Specialist departure.…