Yaamahana/Chitimacha Child Development Center
410 SEMINOLE DRIVE, CHARENTON, LA 70523Childery Rating: 4/5
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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.4 / 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.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a license in good standing and 10000% of lead teachers hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The structural rating also includes Louisiana's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. 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
- State Quality Rating
- Louisiana Performance Profile III (Max 5) Learn more →
- 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
- Infants
- Licensed capacity
- 79
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:5 15
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credential
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Inspection History
Across 2 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (2). None of the 2 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Sep 10, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Supervision1713.A.&B.&C
Based on record review and interviews at 1:30 p.m., S1 failed to ensure children were under supervision at all times. On 8/25/2025, at 10:13 a.m., C1, 2-years-old, was left outside on the small playground for 2 minutes and 39 seconds by S5 and S8. C1 was retrieved by S5 at 10:15 a.m. Corrective Action: Effective 9/10/2025, S1 instructed staff to not allow more than 1 class at a time to re-enter the center from the playground. S1 also instructed staff to have 1 teacher take the children into the classroom and have a second teacher sweep the playground to make sure all children have…
Dec 18, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Supervision1713.A.&B.&C
1713.A.B.C. Based on record review/interview at 10:42 a.m., S1 failed to ensure children were supervised at all times. On 12/16/2024, at 9:17 a.m., C1, age 2-years-old, ran out the back door of Classroom 4 at 9:17 a.m. and onto the gated playground for approximately 2 minutes. S12 and S13, teachers, were in the classroom with the other students and did not notice C1 was gone. According to S1, S13 retrieved C1 from the outdoor playground at 9:19 a.m. when C1 knocked on the classroom door to be let back in.
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