TCA-Hope Early Head Start Center
4521 MARTIN L KING BLVD, NEW ORLEANS, 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
- 52
- 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 Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (2) and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (1). None of the 3 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Oct 2, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee1707.A.1.&2
1707.A.1.2. Based on record review at 11:15 a.m., S1 who is qualified as a Director failed to have documentation, from 6/19/2025 to 10/02/2025, of being on-site full (32 hours weekly) time employee of the licensed location and there was not an on-site full time (32 hours weekly) qualified Director Designee 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. Corrective Action: Effective…
Jun 4, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee1707.A.1.&2
Based on record review at 10:15 a.m., S1, who is qualified as a Director, is not an on-site, full-time (32 hours weekly) 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's attendance was not documented on any attendance logs at the center. Corrective Action: Effective 6/4/2025, S1 stated she will recommend two staff to become a qualified director or…
- End-of-Day Check1901.C
1901.C. Based on record review at 10:25 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation of a time when the entire center and play yard was checked after the last child departed on the following days: 1/27/2025, 1/28/2025, 1/29/2025, 1/30/2025, 1/31/2025, 2/3/2025-2/7/2025, 2/10/2025-2/14/2025, 2/17/2025-2/21/2025, 2/24/2025-2/28/2025, 3/10/2025-3/14/2025, 3/17/2025-3/21/2025, 3/24/2025-3/28/2025, 3/31/2025, 4/1/2025-4/4/2025, 4/7/2025-4/11/2025, 4/14/2025-4/18/2025, 4/21/2025-4/25/2025, 4/28/2025-4/30/2025, 5/1/2025-5/2/2025, 5/5/2025-5/9/2025, 5/12/2025-5/16/2025, 5/19/2025-5/23/2025,…
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