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Kennedy’s Child Care Academy

A license type: III in Gretna, Louisiana 70053

715 Franklin Ave, Gretna, Louisiana 70053. (504) 309-8671.

Louisiana’s own record, on louisianaschools.com

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The short answer

Record last released by Louisiana Department of Education on Oct 27, 2026.

The last 24 months 10 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 46. Last cited Sep 2026. Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean4
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Quality rating
Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
Licence status
Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

Louisiana lists 15 inspection visits, the latest on Oct 22, 2026 (Follow Up To Complaint).

Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 3 of them.

The Department’s file lists 10 deficiencies cited at 2 visits from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026, each in its words below.

Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, inspection visits. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Louisiana Department of Education, Public records response of Oct 27, 2026: deficiencies cited at early learning centers and family child care homes, Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026. Released Oct 27, 2026. Not updated on a schedule: the Department sent this file once, in answer to a public records request.

When those deficiencies happened

10 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 46. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

10 deficiencies by month over the last 4 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each deficiency, in its source’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.

Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Public records response of Oct 27, 2026: deficiencies cited at early learning centers and family child care homes, Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026. Released Oct 27, 2026. Not updated on a schedule: the Department sent this file once, in answer to a public records request.

Sep 21, 2026: complaint Inspection9 deficiencies
  • Daily Attendance Records - Children

    “1507.A.1. Based on record review on 09/08/2026, at 12:45 p.m. S1 failed to record the first and last name to whom child was released on 08/14/2026 for 6 of 14 children. This could not be corrected.”

    Rule 1507.A. From a complaint.

  • Daily Attendance Records - Staff and Owners

    “1507.B. Based on record review and interview on 09/08/2026 at 2:31 p.m., S1 failed to ensure the center’s staff and owner’s daily attendance accurately reflect persons on the child care premises at any given time. On 08/14/2026, S4 stated she left the center’s premises at an unknown time in the morning and did not return. The staff attendance logs shows S4 present until 3:30 p.m.”

    Rule 1507.B. From a complaint.

  • Supervision

    “1713.A.B.C. Based on observations on 09/08/2026 at approximately 1:26 p.m., children failed to be supervised at all times. · The Specialist observed 9 children, 2 to 3-years-old, sleeping alone, without a teacher in classroom #2. This was corrected when S4 entered classroom #2 behind the Specialist. · The Specialist walked into the infant classroom at approximately 3:21 p.m., and observed 1 child, 5-months-old, alone in a bouncer, this was corrected when S6 entered the infant classroom at 3:21 p.m.”

    Rule 1713.A.&B.&C. From a complaint.

  • Staff Records - Retention

    “1715.C. Based on record review on 09/08/2026 at 12:30 p.m., S1 failed to have all current staff names and hire dates, first day onsite working with children, and initial and annual mandatory training maintained in the LDOE electronic system, EdLink. S3, and S6 were not entered.”

    Rule 1715.B.&C. From a complaint.

  • CPR and First Aid Certifications

    “1723.A.&B. Based on record review on 09/08/2026 at 12:40 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 7 staff on premises and accessible to the children had current certification in infant and child CPR through training approved by the department. S1’s (DOH 07/01/2001) infant and child CPR certification expired 03/31/2026. This was not corrected prior to the Specialist’s departure.”

    Rule 1723.A.&B. From a complaint.

  • Pediatric First Aid

    “1723.C. Based on record review on 09/08/2026 at 12:45 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 7 staff on premises and accessible to the children had current certification in pediatric first aid through training approved by the department. S1’s (DOH 07/01/2001) pediatric first aid certification expired on 03/31/2026. This was not corrected prior to the Specialist’s departure.”

    Rule 1723.C. From a complaint.

  • Medication Management Training

    “1725.A. Based on record review and interview on 09/08/2026 at 3:45 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation of Medication Management Training for S5 prior to administering medication on C1, 1-year-old on an unknown date and time.”

    Rule 1725.A.-C. From a complaint.

  • Child Neglect and Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training

    “1727.A. Based on record review on 09/08/2026 at 1:43 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that S4 (DOH 02/02/2021) and S8 (DOH 10/01/2025) completed the online child abuse and neglect Mandated Reporter Training provided by DCFS between June 1 and August 31 of the calendar year. This was not corrected prior to the Specialist’s departure.”

    Rule 1727.A.-C. From a complaint.

  • Medication Authorization

    “1917.A. Based on record review and interview on 09/08/2026 at 3:30 p.m. S1 failed to provide documentation of written authorization from the parent to administer medication, eczema cream, to a C1, 1-year-old.”

    Rule 1917.A. From a complaint.

Nov 13, 2024: annual Inspection1 deficiency
  • Daily Attendance Records - Staff and Owners

    “1507.B. Based on record review at 12:56 p.m., S1 failed to maintain documentation of a daily attendance records for staff, to include the time of departure for the following dates: 08/06/24, 08/13/24, 08/14/24, 08/15/24, 08/30/24, 09/03/24, 09/04/24, 09/05/24, 09/23/24, 10/18/24, 10/21/24, 10/22/24, 10/30/24 and 11/07/24.”

    Rule 1507.B.

All 15 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 22, 2026Follow Up To ComplaintNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Sep 21, 2026Complaint InspectionDeficiencies were cited on this date
Aug 18, 2026ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Feb 3, 2026Annual InspectionNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Jun 16, 2025ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Jan 30, 2025Follow Up To AnnualNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Nov 13, 2024Annual InspectionDeficiencies were cited on this date
Dec 12, 2023Annual SurveyNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Dec 12, 2023ComplaintNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Feb 14, 2023Annual InspectionNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Apr 12, 2022Follow-Up to Annual SurveyNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Feb 17, 2022Annual SurveyDeficiencies were cited on this date
Jul 13, 2021ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Feb 1, 2021Annual SurveyNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Aug 19, 2020ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed. License type: III. Licensed Center. Takes the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP).
  • Ages served: Infant (Under 1)-PK (ages 3-4).
Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, early childhood profiles. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Louisiana acted against it?

  • Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t show enforcement actions, such as fines or licence revocations, for individual providers.

Who does the caring?

  • Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.

Who owns it?

  • Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t list owners.

How is it rated?

  • Louisiana’s Early Childhood Performance Rating for 2024-2025: Proficient, with a site score of 5.13.
Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, early childhood profiles. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Providers aren’t compared with each other here: the Department’s file doesn’t grade its deficiencies by how serious they are.
Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, inspection visits. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

1 compared
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Kennedy’s Child Care Academy This child care providerNot given

What the record doesn’t say

  • Each deficiency here is from the file of deficiencies the Department of Education sent in answer to a public records request, covering Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026, as it wrote them. The file lists only deficiencies, so a visit that found none isn’t in it; the School Finder’s visits are listed below.
  • The Department’s file doesn’t grade deficiencies by how serious they are. Its statements of deficiencies, the reports themselves, open from Louisiana’s own page for this provider.
  • Louisiana lists only recent visits. In its words: “Inspection displayed on this page are the last 15 visits or last visits done within 3 years period of time.”
  • Louisiana also says: “Inspections conducted before July 2024 that do not have deficiencies may not have an available Inspection Report.”
  • Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t show owners, staffing levels or enforcement actions for individual providers.

Sources

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

From the provider

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Replies

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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