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118 N RICHARDSON ST, HAMMOND, LAChildery Rating: 4/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    4 / 5
  • Process Quality
    4 / 5
  • Structural Quality
    5 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a Louisiana Performance Profile rating of High Proficient. Structural quality reflects 15000% 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 High 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
Infants, Toddlers, Preschool
Licensed capacity
116
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:515
Toddlers1:721
Preschool1:1530

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credential
Bachelor's Degree

Inspection History

3 Inspection Visits Since 2025 · 6 Findings
Most recent: May 28, 2026⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
6 Important

Across 3 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (3), Children's Records & Files (2), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (1). None of the 6 findings were critical.

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  1. Apr 27, 20261 Finding1 Important
    • CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility for Child Care Purposes Required for Volunteers and Staff --Not1807.B

      Based on record review at 1:15 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation of said determination available on the center's CCCBC roster at all times for S6, and S7. Corrective Action: Corrective Action: Effective 4/27/2026, S1 stated she will to check the CCCBC roster daily to ensure compliance with this regulation.

  2. Mar 18, 20261 Finding1 Important
    • CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility for Child Care Purposes Required for Volunteers and Staff --Not1807.B

      Based on record review at 12:15 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation of said determination available on the center’s CCCBC roster at all times for S1, S2, S3, and S5. Corrective Action: Effective 03/18/2026, S1 stated she will to check the CCCBC roster daily.to ensure compliance with this regulation.

  3. Oct 27, 20254 Findings4 Important
    • C. – Critical Incidents and Required Notifications1103.A

      Based on record review and interviews at 11:00 a.m., S1 failed to notify the Department and DCFS within 24 hours of the following critical incident: On or around 09/29/2025, a parent, accused S3 and S4 of harming their child C1, 1-year-old, while in the classroom because C1 kept coming home with scratches on his face. S3 and S4 denied the allegations and told the parent that C1 would arrive at the center with the marks on him. The parent threatened to call law enforcement if C1 left the center another day with any marks on his face or body. S3 and S4 notified S1 regarding the…

    • Daily Attendance Records - Children1507.A

      Based on observation/record review/interview at 11:00 a.m., S1 failed to ensure the center’s daily attendance included the first and last name of the person to whom the child was released to each day. The Specialist reviewed the daily attendance records, and it showed that the staff signs out each child every day, and does not document who the child is released to. Corrective Action: Effective 10/27/2025, S1 stated that she will monitor and make sure the daily attendance log of all students present, and includes the first and last name of the person to whom the child is…

    • Daily Attendance Records - Staff and Owners1507.B

      Based on record review and interview at 11:00 a.m. S1 failed to maintain documentation of a daily attendance record for all Staff, to include the first and last name of the staff member or owner. Electronic documentation shows that S1’s time card does not show her first and last name, and only shows her position within the center. Corrective Action: Effective 10/27/2025, S1 stated that she will edit her name on Brightwheel so that it may reflect S1’s first and last name on all attendance records 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/interview at 11:00 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation of each staff’s CCCBC eligibility determination available on the center’s CCCBC roster at all times. Review of the center’s CCCBC showed that 7 of 7 staff employed at the center were not listed on the roster, and were still listed on the center’s other location’s roster. S1 stated that after opening the new location, they have not been able to move the staff over the center’s roster successfully. Corrective Action: Effective 10/27/2025, S1 stated that she will contact the CCCBC…

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