Bright Beginnings Learning Center
A license type: III in Abbeville, Louisiana 70510
1312 Charity St, Abbeville, Louisiana 70510. (337) 893-2600.
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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 25, 2026 (Complaint Inspection).
Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 5 of them.
The Department’s file lists 8 deficiencies cited at 4 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
8 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 46. Last cited Jul 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.
Jul 16, 2026: complaint Inspection1 deficiency
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CPR and First Aid Certifications
“1723.F: Based on record review/observations at 9:40 a.m., S8 (DOH: 7/06/2026) failed to have current certification in pediatric first aid and CPR prior to assuming sole responsibility for 3, three-year-old, children. This could not be corrected during the inspection.”
Mar 20, 2025: follow Up To Compliance2 deficiencies
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Daily Attendance Records - Children
The inspectors’ words, 103 words
“1507. A.: Based on record review, at 9 a.m., the children’s daily attendance for children failed to accurately reflect the children on the childcare premises at given time as 36 children were present and 31 children were signed in on the record. A review of the children’s attendance from 01/02/2025 to present failed to include the time of departure of each child on 8 times and the first and last name of person or entity to whom the child was released 1 time. S1 corrected the log prior to Specialist leaving the center and all children present were signed in and accounted for.”
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Child Neglect and Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training
“1727.A.B.: Based on record review at 9:45 a.m., 2 of 15 staff, S5 and S13, failed to complete the online child abuse and neglect Mandated Reporter Training provided by DCFS annually in 2024.”
Dec 12, 2024: compliance4 deficiencies
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Supervision
“1713.A.B.C.: Based on record review/interview at 11 a.m., S15 and S16 failed to supervise C1, 1-year-old, at all times. On 11/26/2024, at 4 p.m., S15 (Date of Hire: 9/19/2024) and S16 (11/21/2024) left C1 on the side play yard after they entered the building. O2 observed C1 from the parking lot and alerted S3, who then went to C1 to bring inside. C1 was unsupervised on the play yard for approximately four minutes. S15 was terminated on 11/26/2024 and S16 was terminated on 12/5/2024.”
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Staff Records and Personnel Files
“1715.A.1.3.: Based on record review at 11:30 a.m., S1 failed to maintain an application or staff information form for S14 and S15 to include their hire date and first day onsite working with children. S15’s personnel file failed to include an information record form noting a termination or resignation from employment and the last date of employment. This was not corrected during the inspection.”
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Photo Identification
“1715.A.2.: Based on record review at 11:30 a.m., S1 failed to maintain personnel files that includes a copy of S14, S15, and S16’s state or federal government issued photo identification available for review. This was not corrected during the inspection.”
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Proper Lifting of a Child
“1911.I.J.: Based on observation at 9:28 a.m., S5 failed to lift children using proper lifting techniques. S5 lifted C4 and C5, 1-year-old, by one arm.”
Jun 10, 2024: annual Inspection1 deficiency
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Infants - Positioning Devices
“1909.C.: Based on observation and record review at 11:45 a.m., S1 failed to have written authorization from a physician available for 1 of 4 infants to use a positioning device when C1, age 7 months, was observed sleeping in a crib with a boppy pillow.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Complaint Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Complaint Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Follow Up To Compliance | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Compliance | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Annual Survey | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Follow-Up to Incident | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Complaint | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Incident | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Annual Survey | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jun 16, 2020 | Annual Survey | No 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).
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: Excellent, with a site score of 6.09.
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 | |
|---|---|
| Bright Beginnings Learning Center 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.
From the provider
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Replies
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Paid listing
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