First Baptist Church Weekday Early Education
301 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, MINDEN, 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
- 126
- 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 1 inspection since 2026, the issues cited most often were Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (1) and Children's Records & Files (1). Of 2 total findings, 1 was critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Apr 14, 20262 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- Supervision1713.A.&B.&C
Based on interviews at 11:00 a.m., S11 and S12 failed to ensure children were supervised at all times. On 4/7/2026, at around 5:09 p.m., C1, 3-years-old, was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately one minute. This was corrected when S11 went back to the playground and retrieved her. Corrective Action: Effective 4/14/2026, S1 stated she has informed staff to do their head count outside while children are lined up and before going inside to ensure compliance with this regulation.
- Daily Attendance Records - Children1507.A
Based on record review at 10:00 a.m., S1 lacked documentation of a daily attendance record for children that included the time of arrival and departure of each child and the first and last name of the person to whom the child was released. C1, 3-years-old and C2, 4-years-old, were present on 4/7/2026, but were not signed in or out. This could not be corrected. Corrective Action: Effective 414/2026, S1 stated she will send a message to all parents reminding them to sign children in/out at the kiosk using their 4-digit code and she will check attendance between 9-9:30 a.m. daily to…
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