Prime Time Head Start at Natchez
Data last updated · May 2026
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
- 19
- 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 Curriculum & Developmental Programming (1), Children's Records & Files (1), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (1). None of the 3 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Feb 25, 20263 Findings3 Important
- Daily Attendance Records - Staff and Owners1507.B
Based on record review at approximately 11:00 a.m., S1 failed to maintain documentation of a daily attendance record for staff, to include the time of arrival and departure. -On 2/6/2026, S4 signed into the center at 7:20 a.m. but failed to sign out of the center. -On 2/9/2026, S3 signed into the center at 7:10 a.m. and S4 signed into the center at 7:15 a.m. but both failed to sign out of the center. -On 2/11/2026, S2 failed to sign into the center but sign out of the center at 3:30 p.m. -On 2/20/2026, S2 signed into the center at 7:30 a.m., but failed to sign out of the center. This…
- Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee1707.A.1.&2
Based on record review at approximately 12:00 p.m., S1 failed to be an on-site full time staff person at the center during the day time hours of operation (prior to 9:00 p.m.) and 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. S1 has been present in the center for 33 hours of the required 96 hours from 2/2/2026 to 2/20/2026. This could not be corrected during the inspection. Corrective Action: Effective 2/25/2026, S1 she will be present at the…
- Food Service and Nutrition - Menu1919.A.&B
Based on observation at 10:52 a.m., the center's meals and snacks including their preparation, service and storage, as specified under the Child Care Food Program of the United States Department of Agriculture, were not provided as thee of the four food components (meat, grain, vegetable) were served for lunch and one component (fruit) was needed to meet the requirements. S4 served the children pears prior to the end of the meal completing the posted menu. Corrective Action: Effective 2/25/2026, S1 stated she will ensure that all of the menus in the center are the same by 2/26/2026,…