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Covenant Preschool Ministries

A license type: I in Lafayette, Louisiana 70508

300 E Martial Ave, Lafayette, Louisiana 70508. (337) 988-3962.

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 9 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 46. Last cited Oct 2025. 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 Feb 23, 2026 (Measurement Inspection).

Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 2 of them.

The Department’s file lists 9 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

9 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 46. Last cited Oct 2025. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

9 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.

Oct 6, 2025: annual Inspection3 deficiencies
  • CPR and First Aid Certifications

    “1723.A.B.: Based on observation and record review at 9 a.m., S1 failed to ensure that 2 of 20 staff, S7 and S9, who are on the premises and accessible to the children, have a current certification in Infant, Child, and Adult CPR through training approved by the Department. S7 and S9 are scheduled to complete this training on 10/15/2025.”

    Rule 1723.A.&B.

  • Pediatric First Aid

    “1723.C.: Based on observation and record review at 9 a.m., S1 failed to ensure that 2 of 20 staff, S7 and S9, who are on the premises and accessible to the children, have a current certification in Pediatric First Aid through training approved by the Department. S7 and S9 are scheduled to complete this training on 10/15/2025.”

    Rule 1723.C.

  • Health Services - Observation

    “1915.A.: Based on observation and record review at 9 a.m., S1 failed to ensure staff documented an observation with an explanation from the parent and/or child, upon arrival to the center. The Specialist observed a bruise on C1’s (2-years-old) left eye and forearm. S8 noted the bruised eye; however failed to include C1’s bruised arm with explanations. This was corrected during the inspection.”

    Rule 1915.A.

Oct 4, 2023: annual Inspection6 deficiencies
  • Orientation Training

    “1719.B.: Based on record review at 11:30 a.m., S1 failed to provide documentation that one of eight staff, S14, received orientation within seven days of the first day present at the center on 8/16/2023. S14 completed the LDE Key Training Module 1 on 8/28/2023 and DCFS Mandated Reporter Training on 8/29/2023.”

    Rule 1719.A.-C.

  • CPR and First Aid Certifications

    “1723.F.: Based on record review at 1:30 p.m., S14, Date of Hire: 8/14/2023, failed to have current certification in pediatric first aid and CPR prior to assuming sole responsibility for 4, two-to-three-year-old children.”

    Rule 1723.F.

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

    “1807.B.: Based on record review at 11:30 a.m., a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility for child care purposes from the Department failed to be obtained for S5 prior to being present at the center or performing services on 3/1/2023. S5 received a CCCBC-Based Determination on 3/2/2023.”

    Rule 1807.B.

  • Requests for CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility

    “1811.A.: Based on record review at 11:30 a.m., documentation of a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility failed to be requested and obtained for S15 and S18 prior to an expiration of 6/2/2023. S15 was present in the childcare center on 6/6/2023, 6/8/2023, 6/12/2023, 6/13/2023, 6/15/2023, 6/20/2023, and 6/22/2023, and S18 was present on 6/5/2023, 6/8/2023, 6/12/2023, 6/15/2023, 6/19/2023, and 6/22/2023. S15 and S18 received a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility on 6/24/2023.”

    Rule 1811.A.&B.

  • Health Services - Parental Notification

    “1915.B.C.: Based on record review at 12 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation of immediate notification to the parent when the following occurred to a child:- On 9/13/2023, at 11:26 a.m., C3, four-years-old, reported difficulty breathing and was administered Diphenhydramine HCI. - On 9/29/2023, at 11:50 a.m., a child poked his right eye with a straw and the parent was notified at 4:02 p.m.”

    Rule 1915.B.&C.

  • Emergency Medication Plan and Records

    “1917.K.: Based on record review at 12 p.m., the written Emergency Medication Plan of action failed to updated at least every six months for C1, three-years-old. C1’s Auviq and Benadryl medication authorization forms are signed and dated on 2/27/2023 and needed to be updated no later than 8/27/2023.”

    Rule 1917.K.

All 15 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Feb 23, 2026Measurement InspectionNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Dec 5, 2025Follow Up To AnnualNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Oct 2, 2024Annual InspectionNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Mar 20, 2024Partial InspectionNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Mar 12, 2024Follow Up To AnnualNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Oct 4, 2023Annual InspectionDeficiencies were cited on this date
Oct 6, 2022Annual SurveyNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Nov 30, 2021Follow-Up to Annual SurveyNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Sep 21, 2021Annual SurveyDeficiencies were cited on this date
Mar 16, 2021ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Sep 24, 2020Annual SurveyNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Jun 29, 2020ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Sep 23, 2019Annual SurveyNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Oct 11, 2018Annual SurveyNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Mar 14, 2018ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed. License type: I. Licensed Center.
  • 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: Not applicable for this center for 2024-2025.,.
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
Place
Covenant Preschool Ministries 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

The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.

Replies

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Paid listing

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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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