St. Matthew the Apostle School
A license type: I in River Ridge, Louisiana 70123
10021 Jefferson Hwy, River Ridge, Louisiana 70123. (504) 737-4604.
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The short answer
Record last released by Louisiana Department of Education on Oct 27, 2026.
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 Aug 17, 2026 (Follow Up To Annual).
Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 8 of them.
The Department’s file lists 6 deficiencies cited at 3 visits from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026, each in its words below.
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
6 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 46. Last cited May 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2023 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
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.
May 1, 2026: annual Inspection1 deficiency
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Orientation Training
“1719.A.-C.: Based on record review at 2:05 p.m., S1 failed to provide documentation that S4 (first day present 11/19/2025) completed LDE Key Orientation Module 1 within 7 days of employment and prior to having sole responsibility for any children and completed LDE Key Orientation Modules 2 and 3 within 30 days of employment. S4 completed LDE Key Orientation Module 1 on 1/3/2026. S4 completed LDE Key Orientation Module 2 on 1/4/2026. S4 completed LDE Key Orientation Module 3 on 2/28/2026.”
Dec 16, 2025: compliance1 deficiency
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Orientation Training
The inspectors’ words, 133 words
“1719.B.: Based on record review at 1:13 p.m., S1 failed to provide documentation that 3 of 35 staff, S4 (first day present 8/14/2025), S7 (first day present 12/5/2025), and S11 (first day present 8/14/2025) completed the DCFS online Mandated Reporter Training within seven days of the first day present at the center and prior to having sole responsibility for any children. S4, S7, and S11 did not complete the training. -S4’s first day present at the center was 8/14/2025 and should have completed the DCFS online Mandated Reporter training by 8/21/2025. -S7’s first day present at the center was 12/5/2025 and should have completed the DCFS online Mandated Reporter training by 12/12/2025. -S11’s first day present at the center was 8/14/2025 and should have completed the DCFS online Mandated Reporter Training by 8/21/2025.”
May 22, 2023: annual Inspection4 deficiencies
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Daily Attendance Records - Staff and Owners
“1507.B. Based on record review at 2:17 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation of a daily attendance record for S1, that included first and last name and the time of arrival and departure on premises.”
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Non-vehicular Excursions - Minimum Child to Staff Ratio
The inspectors’ words, 94 words
“1711.K Based on record review at 2:23 p.m., although child/staff ratio was met, S1 failed to have one additional adult present on for the following non-vehicular excursions: 10/20/2022, 10/4/2022, and 10/25/2022 non-vehicular excursion taken. - On 10/4/2022, S3 and S32 had 15, two-years-old children. Ratio for this group is 10 children per one staff. - On 10/20/2022, S3 and S32 had 14, two-years children-old. Ratio for this group is 10 children per one staff. - On 10/25/2022 S3 and S32 had 14, two-years-old children. Ratio for this group is 10 children per one staff.”
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CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility for Child Care Purposes Required for Volunteers and Staff
The inspectors’ words, 107 words
“1807.B. Based on record review at 2:57 p.m., S1 failed to have a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility for child care purposes from the department obtained for S20, S22, and S5 , prior to being present at the center or performing services as evidence by staff attendance documentation. - S20’s CCCBC expired on 5/3/2023. S20 was on premises on the following days: 5/3/2023 - 5/5/2023, 5/8/2023 - 5/12/2023, and 5/15/2023 - 5/18/2023. - S22’s CCCBC expired on 4/3/2023. S22 was on premises on 4/3/2023. S5’s CCCBC expired on 5/4/2023. - S5 was on premises on the following day: 5/4/2023 - 5/5/2023, 5/8/2023 - 5/11/2023, and 5/16/2023 - 5/18/2023.”
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CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility for Visitors and Contractors
“1807.C. Based on record review at 2:31 p.m., S1 failed to have a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility for child care purposes from the department obtained for O1, O2, and O3, prior to being present at the center or performing services as evidence by the visitor’s attendance log and CCCBC eligibility report. S1 failed to have documentation, including a signature, of a paid, adult staff member not otherwise counted in child to staff ratios who accompanied O1, O2, and O3 at all times while on the center’s.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Follow Up To Annual | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Compliance | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Incident | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Complaint | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| May 22, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Follow-Up to Incident | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Incident | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Annual Survey | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Complaint | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Follow-Up to Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Compliance | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Follow-Up to Annual Survey | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Complaint | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed. License type: I. Licensed Center.
- Ages served: Infant (Under 1)-Grade 7.
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 School Finder shows no Early Childhood Performance Rating for this provider.
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.
Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, inspection visits. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | |
|---|---|
| St. Matthew the Apostle School This child care provider | Not 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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Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, early childhood profiles.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated: the School Finder shows no terms of use, licence or disclaimer (checked 2026-10-17).
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Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, inspection visits.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated: the School Finder shows no terms of use, licence or disclaimer (checked 2026-10-17).
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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 and checked Oct 29, 2026. Not updated on a schedule: the Department sent this file once, in answer to a public records request. No licence stated: the Department sent this file in answer to a public records request. Shown free, never sold.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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