Kids Count OPCO LLC
525 RAPIDES STREET, BATON ROUGE, 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
- 123
- 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 2 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (2) and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1). None of the 3 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
May 27, 20262 Findings2 Important
- D. – Monitoring Policy for Provisionally Employed Staff Members1509.A.12.a
1509.A.12. a-d.: Based on record review and interview at 1:29 p.m., S1 failed to have a written policy describing the monitoring procedure that shall be used at the center when staff members are employed on a provisional basis due to an incomplete CCCBC-based determination of eligibility for child care purposes or any other provisions of the bulletin. Corrective Action: Effective 05/27/2026, S1 stated she will create a policy and posted and provide a copy of the written policy to each parent, to ensure compliance with this regulation.
- Provisional Status for Child Care Purposes1804.A.&B
Based on observation and interview at 12: p.m., S1 failed to have a log, either handwritten or in electronic form, or other written documentation of the monitoring of a provisionally-employed staff member. S7 (DOH 5/11/2026) has a provisional status background dated 6/22/2026, but S1 did not have documentation for the staff member who monitored her from 5/11/2026 through 5/27/2026. Corrective Action: Effective 5/27/2026, S1 stated she will have all employees with a provisional status have documentation of monitoring to ensure compliance with this regulation.
Feb 4, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee1707.A.1.&2
Based on record review and interview at 12:00 p.m., the center failed to have a qualified Director/Director Designee, who is an on-site full-time staff person at the center during the daytime hours of operation (before 9:00 p.m.) that is responsible for planning, managing, and controlling the center's daily activities, as well as responding to parental concerns and ensuring that minimum licensing requirements are met. S2 was unable to show proof of S1 being on-site. The Specialist observed the last date the Director was on site was 12/17/2024.
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