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St. John's Day Care Center dba St. John's Little Lambs

600 UNIVERSITY DR, LAKE CHARLES, 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
100
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

1 Inspection Visit Since 2025 · 6 Findings
Most recent: Aug 15, 2025⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
6 Important

Across 1 inspection since 2025, the issues cited most often were Abuse Recognition & Reporting (2), Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (2), and Children's Records & Files (1). None of the 6 findings were critical.

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  1. Jul 8, 20256 Findings6 Important
    • Daily Attendance Records - Visitors1507.E

      . Based on observations at 8:45 a.m., S1 failed to ensure the daily attendance record failed to accurately reflect when a Visitor was on the child care premises. Specialist reviewed the visitor daily attendance record from 7/10/2024 until present, and observed the departure time failed to be documented 18 times and the purpose of the visit failed to be documented 4 times. Corrective Action: Effective 7/8/2025, S1 will review the visitor attendance log at the end of the day to ensure compliance with this regulation.

    • C. – Orientation Training1719.A

      C.: Based on record review at 1 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that S14 (FDP: 4/22/2025) and S15 (FDP: 9/3/2024), completed DCFS online Mandated Reporter Training within seven days of the first day present at the center and prior to having sole responsibility for any children. S14 completed DCFS online Mandated Reporter Training on 5/6/2025. S15 has not completed DCFS online Mandated Reporter Training to date. Corrective Action: Effective 7/8/2025, S1 will require staff to complete orientation training within their first two days present at the center to ensure compliance with…

    • Child Neglect and Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training1727.A.&B

      1727.A. Based on record review at 1:24 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 2 of 19 staff, S7 and S12, completed the online child abuse and neglect Mandated Reporter Training provided by DCFS in 2024. Corrective Action: Effective 7/8/2025, S1 will create a reminder for all staff to complete Mandated Reporter Training annually to ensure compliance with this regulation.

    • CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility for Child Care Purposes Required for Volunteers and Staff --Not1807.B

      1807.B. Based on record review at 12:30 p.m., a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility for child care purposes from the Department failed to be obtained for S15 (DOH: 8/23/2024) prior to being present at the center and performing services. According to center records, S15 worked 9/4/2024 - 9/6/2024, 9/12/1014 - 9/13/2024, 9/17/2024, 9/20/2024, 9/24/2024 - 9/27/2024, and 9/30/2024-10/4/2024 without a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility. S4 received a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility on 10/7/2024. Corrective Action: Effective 7/8/2025, S1 will make sure new staff receives a…

    • Requests for CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility1811.A.&B

      1811.A.B. Based on record review at 12:36 p.m., documentation of a CCCBC based determination of eligibility (CCCBC) failed to be conducted for 2 of 19 staff at least once during a five-year period. S5's date of hire is 2/12/2020. Her CCCBC expired 2/10/2025. She was present at the center working without a CCCBC based determination of eligibility on the following dates: 2/10/2025 and 2/11/2025. S5 received a CCCBC based determination of eligibility on 2/12/2025. S11's date of hire is 1/30/2020. Her CCCBC expired 1/28/2025. She was present at the center working without a CCCBC based…

    • Strings and Cords1901.M

      : Based on observations at 9:00 a.m., S8 failed to have strings and cords inaccessible to children under age 4. Specialists observed a fan and a radio accessible to 7 children, ages 3-years-old, in S8's classroom. This was corrected prior to the Specialist exiting the center. Corrective Action: Effective 7/8/2025, S1 will complete a daily morning inspection of the center to make sure no strings or cords will be accessible to children to ensure compliance with this regulation. 1907-B.1.-4. – Eating Practices --Not Met Eating PracticesDevelopmentally appropriate…

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