Save the Children Head Start Opelousas
910 MARTIN LUTHER KING STREET, OPELOUSAS, 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
- 306
- 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 2024, the issues cited most often were Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (4) and First Aid & Pediatric CPR (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Dec 5, 20245 Findings5 Important
- C. – Critical Incidents and Required Notifications1103.A
1103.A. 4. B.3.C.2.: Based on record review/interview at 10:45 a.m., S1 failed to notify the parent immediately and DCFS Child Welfare within 24 hours of the following critical incident: On 11/14/2024 at 10:35 a.m., O2 observed C1, age 2 years old, being picked up off the ground by one arm by S21 moving the child away from a shelf unit because the child was attempting to flip the unit over O1, C1s mother, was notified on 11/14/2024 at 3:11 p.m. Child Welfare was notified on 11/18/2024.
- Behavior Management Policy1509.A.8.a.&b
Based on record review/interview at 1:30 p.m., although the center established a behavior management policy, S1 failed to ensure the behavior management policy was followed on 11/14/2024 at 10:35 a.m. when S21 (DOH: 9/16/2024) yanked C1, 2 years old, by the arm two times away from a book shelf he was pushing and kicking, placing C1 on his butt on the floor. S21 is still employed and present at the center.
- CPR and First Aid Certifications1723.A.&B
1723AB Based on record review at 11:00 am the provider failed to have documentation 2 of 44 staff on the premises and accessible to children have current certification in infant child and adult CPR through training approved by the Department S4 and S31 failed to have the current certification A class has not been scheduled.
- Pediatric First Aid1723.C
Based on record review at 11:00 am the provider failed to have documentation 2 of 44 staff on the premises and accessible to children have current certification in pediatric first aid through training approved by the Department S4 and S31 failed to have the current certification A class has not been scheduled.
- CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility for Child Care Purposes Required for Volunteers and Staff1807.B
Based on record review at 12:00 pm, S1 failed to have documentation of a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility available for review on the center's CCCBC roster for S27. This was not corrected prior to the Specialist exiting.