Happy Feet Learning Center
45616 UNIVERSITY PARK AVE, HAMMOND, 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.4 / 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.2 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a Louisiana Performance Profile rating of High Proficient. Structural quality reflects 6700% of lead teachers don't yet hold a degree or CDA. 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
- 152
- 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 credential
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Inspection History
Across 1 inspection since 2025, the issues cited most often were Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (1). The single finding was not critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Feb 24, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Infant - Bibs1909.G
Based on observation at 11:15 a.m., on 02/24/2025, S1 permitted a bib to be worn by a child while asleep. The Specialist observed one infant in a crib asleep with a bib on. S1 removed the bib immediately upon the Specialist's request, prior to the end of the visit.
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