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Childery

Kastle For Kids

7788 HIGHWAY 28 EAST, PINEVILLE, 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
140
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

2 Inspection Visits Since 2025 · 5 Findings
5 Important

Across 2 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (2), Child Transportation Safety (2), and Licensing & Administrative Compliance (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.

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  1. Dec 5, 20252 Findings2 Important
    • C. – Critical Incidents and Required Notifications1103.A

      Based on record review on 11/25/2025, at 10 a.m., S1 failed to notify the Department by written report within 24 hours, utilizing the Department's Critical Incident Report (CIR) Form in its entirety, of the following critical incident: On 11/20/2025, at 8:56 a.m., C1, 1-year-old, was left outside on the play yard alone and unsupervised for 33 minutes when his teachers, S18 and S19, returned inside with the rest of the class to relocate to a different play yard on the opposite side of the building. C1 was found at 9:29 a.m., by S4 and appeared to be unharmed. S18 and S19 were…

    • Supervision1713.A.&B.&C

      1713.A.&B.&C.: Based on record review and interviews on 11/25/2025, at 11 a.m., children were not under supervision at all times as on 11/20/2025, at 8:56 a.m., C1, 1-year-old, was left outside on the play yard alone and unsupervised for 33 minutes when his teachers, S18 and S19, returned inside with the rest of the class after failing to complete a headcount. C1 was found at 9:29 a.m., by S4, and appeared to be unharmed. S18 and S19 were terminated, effective 11/20/2025. Corrective Action: Effective 12/5/2025, S1 stated staff were retrained on supervision and completing headcounts on…

  2. Feb 27, 20253 Findings3 Important
    • Master Transportation Log2103.E

      Based on record review/interview at 12:15 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that the driver or attendant was provided with a master transportation log. This could not be corrected during the inspection.

    • Passenger Transportation Log2103.F

      Based on record review at 12:15 p.m., S1 was unable to provide documentation for passenger transportation logs from 11/8/2024 to present, to include: the date transportation was provided, name of the child, name of the driver and staff members, pick up and drop off locations, time child was placed on the vehicle, time child was released and name of the person or entity to whom child was released, and signature of staff person completing the log. This could not be completed during the inspection.

    • Visual Check of Vehicle2107.A.1.&2

      Based on record review at 12:15 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that the driver or a staff person checked the vehicle at the completion of each trip. Per center records, there failed to be a transportation visual check documented from 11/8/2024 to present.