Nay's Infant Center
587 SCHEXNYDER RD, MANSURA, 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
- 36
- 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 Children's Records & Files (1), Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (1), and Licensing & Administrative Compliance (1). None of the 3 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
May 21, 20262 Findings2 Important
- Daily Attendance Records - Children1507.A
Based on record review at 10:45 a.m., the center's daily attendance record for children failed to accurately reflect the children on the child care premises at any given time. 9 children were present and 8 children were signed in on the log. S1 corrected the log by adding C7, 10-months-old, to the log prior to Specialist leaving the center. Corrective Action: Effective 5/21/2026, S1 stated she, or the floater, will double check the attendance log at 9:00 a.m. each day to ensure compliance with this regulation.
- Strings and Cords1901.M
Based on record review/interviews at approximately 1:30 p.m., S2 failed to ensure strings and cords were not accessible to children under age 4. An incident occured on 5/19/2026, at 2:55 p.m., were C1, 7-months-old, was accessible to the swing cord. He pulled the cord out of the wall socket and the head of the plug hit him in the forehead causing a red mark. At 1:40 p.m., during the inspection the cords to the traditional swing and the multi-motion swing were loose an accessible to children. S2 taped the cords down prior the Specialist leaving the center. Corrective Action: Effective…
Dec 19, 20251 Finding1 Important
- C. – Critical Incidents and Required Notifications1103.A
1103.A.5.&7.&C.1.&2.: Based on interviews on 12/15/2025, at 11 a.m., S1 failed to notify the Department and DCFS within 24 hours of the following critical incident: On 12/7/2025, S1 was made aware of an anonymous social media post alleging the center was administering Benadryl, aka: "pink nap juice", to children as a sleep aid without parental authorization. S1 reported the incident to the Department on 12/15/2025; however, DCFS failed to be notified. The specialist was unable to validate the allegation. Corrective Action: Effective 12/19/2025, S1 stated going forward she will report all…
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