Clark’s Early Childcare and Development Center
A license type: III in Baker, Louisiana 70714
3615 Groom Rd, Baker, Louisiana 70714. (225) 960-2124.
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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 Sep 25, 2026 (Compliance).
Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 3 of them.
The Department’s file lists 8 deficiencies cited at 2 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 2 months of the last 46. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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 |
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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.
Apr 6, 2026: annual Inspection6 deficiencies
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Daily Attendance Records - Children
“1507.A.: Based on Record Review at 11:00 a.m., S1 failed to maintain a daily attendance record for children which accurately reflect children on the center premises at any given time and be used to sign in and out if a child leaves and returns to the center during the day. The Specialist observed attendance logs for March 2026, which did not include departure times of children in the center and did not include first and last name of the person or entity to whom the child was released.”
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Daily Attendance Records - Staff and Owners
“1507.B.: Based on Record Review at 11:30 a.m., S1 did not maintain documentation of a daily attendance record for Staff and Owners, to include the time of arrival and departure. The Specialist observed S1 not signed out of the center on 12/8/2025, 12/9/2025, 1/5/2026, 1/8/2026, 1/27/2026, 1/29/2026, 2/2/2026, 2/6/2026, 2/12/2026, 2/13/2026, 2/16/2026, 2/20/2026, 2/24/2026, 2/26/2026, 3/4/2026, 3/5/2026, 3/17/2026 and 3/18/2026. S2 was not signed out of the center on 2/2/2026.”
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Daily Attendance Records - Independent Contractors
The inspectors’ words, 102 words
“1507.C.:Based on record review at 11:45 a.m., S1 failed to maintain accurate and complete records of sign in/ sign out attendance for independent contractors to include the first and last name of the contractor arrival and departure times and purpose of the visit.. The Specialist observed O3 signed into the center on 3/12/2026 at 8:15 a.m., but did not sign out or provide purpose of visit, O6 signed into the center on 3/13/2026 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. but did not provide her last name and O7 signed into the center on 4/2/2026 at 9:05 a.m., but did not sign out.”
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Independent Contractors Records
The inspectors’ words, 161 words
“1717.A.: Based on Record Review at 11:45 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation on file for Independent Contractors which should include person’s name, address, phone number, and list of duties performed while at the center. The Specialist observed visitor’s log with O1, O2, O3, O4, O5, O6 and O7 signed into the center. O1 signed into the center on 2/24/2026 from 8:37a.m. to 9:50 a.m., O2 signed into the center on 3/10/2026 at 9:20 a.m. to 11:20 a.m., O3 signed into the center on 3/12/2026 at 8:15 p.m., but did not sign out, O4 signed into the center on 3/12/2026 from 8:55 a.m. to 11:05 a.m., O5 signed into the center on 3/13/2026 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., O6 signed into the center on 3/13/2026 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and O7 signed into the center on 4/2/2026 at 9:05 a.m., but did not sign out. The center did not have documentation on file: CCCBC or copy of identification.”
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End-of-Day Check
“1901.C.: Based on record review at 10:45 a.m., S1 failed to provide documentation of End-of-Day-Check. Results including date and signature of Staff member completing check has not been documented. The Specialist observed that the End-of Day-Check had not been completed for 10/13,2025, 10/15/2025, 10/16/2025, 11/17/2025, 1/15/2026, 2/17/2026, 2/18/2026, and 4/1/2026.”
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Pacifier Attached
“1911.G.:Based on observations at 9:45 a.m., S4 failed to ensure pacifiers were not attached to children in her care. The Specialist observed C1, 11-month-old, sitting on the carpet with a pacifier attached to her shirt.”
Oct 25, 2024: compliance2 deficiencies
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CPR and First Aid Certifications
“1723.F.: CPR and First Aid Certification: Based on record review at 11:30 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 7 staff on the premises and accessible to children have current certification in pediatric first aid and CPR before assuming sole responsibility for any children. S6 (DOH 8/14/2024) failed to have the current certification. The Specialist observed S6 supervising children, alone in a classroom during the visit.”
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CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility for Child Care Purposes Required for Volunteers and Staff
The inspectors’ words, 122 words
“1807.B.: Based on record review at 10:45 a.m., S1 failed to obtain a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility for childcare purposes from the Department before being present or performing services at the center when children were present, and failed to have documentation that contractors were not accompanied by an adult staff member who was not counted in child-to-staff ratios, as they were providing services for children on the following dates: 10/21/2024, 10/23/2024 and 10/25/2024. The Specialist observed daily attendance records for O1, O2, and O3, which documented that the person was not accompanied by adult staff while present at the center, nor had documentation of said determination available on the centers CCCBC roster at all times for inspection upon request by the department.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Sep 25, 2026 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| May 5, 2026 | Follow Up To Annual | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jan 27, 2026 | On-Site Technical Assistance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Compliance | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 7, 2022 | Annual Survey | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| May 21, 2021 | Follow-Up to Annual Survey | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Apr 8, 2021 | Annual Survey | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Apr 8, 2021 | Complaint | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| May 27, 2020 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Compliance | 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: Proficient, with a site score of 4.99.
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 | |
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| Clark’s Early Childcare and Development 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.
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