Zion Childcare Learning Center
5801 CANAL STREET, SHREVEPORT, 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
- 106
- 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 Child Transportation Safety (2). None of the 4 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Mar 11, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee1707.A.1.&2
Based on interviews and record reviews at 11:30 a.m., there failed to be a full-time director or director designee on-site at the center during the daytime hours of operation. S1 stated S5, Director, last worked at the center on 12/20/2024 and has been on medical leave since this date. S1 stated she is in the process of attempting to qualify to become the qualified director designee; however, she has to complete additional trainings before she can submit all the required paperwork in to the Department.
Feb 12, 20253 Findings3 Important
- Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee1707.A.1.&2
Based on interviews and record reviews at 11:00 a.m., the center did not have a full-time director or director designed on-site at the center during the daytime hours of operation. S1 stated the center's director has been on medical leave since 12/20/2024. S1 stated she will be submitting the necessary paperwork to become the qualified director designee.
- Master Transportation Log2103.E
2103.E. Based on record review at 12:00 p.m., S1 failed to have a master transportation log that shall include the names of the children, the pickup and drop off locations, and the authorized persons to whom the children may be released. During the inspection, S1 printed the needed forms and began to fill them out.
- Passenger Transportation Log2103.F
2103.F. Based on record review at 12:00 p.m., the passenger transportation log failed to include the pick-up and drop-off locations and the name of the person or entity to whom child was released to.
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