Radiance Child Development Center
A license type: III in West Monroe, Louisiana 71291
105 Blair Ave, West Monroe, Louisiana 71291. (318) 396-3500.
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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 8 inspection visits, the latest on May 14, 2026 (Follow Up To Incident).
Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 5 of them.
The Department’s file lists 7 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
7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 46. Last cited Mar 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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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.
Mar 24, 2026: incident Inspection5 deficiencies
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Daily Attendance Records - Children
The inspectors’ words, 118 words
“1507.A.: Based on observation/record review/interview on 3/11/2026, at 11:00 a.m., S1 failed to ensure the children daily attendance records on 3/6/2026, accurately reflected the children on the premises. A parent, signed their child, C1, 2-years-old, out in Procare at 12:39 p.m., but C1 was left in an unoccupied classroom at the center by the parent. At 12:56 p.m., C1 was found alone, outside on the playground by S3. S3 brought C1 inside the center and signed her back in at 12:39 p.m., due to her not leaving the premises. The parent picked C1 up at 3:26 p.m., but did not sign her out. The Procare system automatically signed C1 out for 6:30 p.m. This could not be corrected.”
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Daily Attendance Records - Staff and Owners
The inspectors’ words, 107 words
“1507.B.: Based on observation/record review/interview on 3/11/2026, at 11:00 a.m., S1 failed to ensure the center’s staff and owner’s daily attendance record on 3/6/2026, accurately reflected persons on the child care premises. S1 was signed in on Procare but was not on the premises. S1 stated he was at another location. S7 was signed in on Procare, but was not on the premises. Based on S7’s interview, on 3/6/2026,at 12:37 p.m., she was signed in but she was not present at the center. S6 was signed in at another location but there was no documentation of S6 being signed in on premises. This could not be corrected.”
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Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee
The inspectors’ words, 103 words
“1707.A.1.: Based on record review/interview on 3/11/2026, at 11:00 a.m., S1 failed to have a qualified Director who is an on-site, full time staff person at the center during the day time hours of operation (prior to 9:00 p.m.) and responsible for planning, managing, and controlling the center’s daily activities, as well as responding to parental concerns and ensuring that minimum licensing requirements are met. Based on interview with S1, he stated is present at the center, but he leaves a lot. He was signed in on Procare on 3/6/2026, but stated he was not on the premises. He was at another location.”
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Child to Staff Ratio
The inspectors’ words, 104 words
“1711A.&D.: Based on record review on 3/11/2026, at 12:00 p.m., S4 failed to ensure the required child to staff ratio for children was met. On 3/6/2026, from 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., 2 staff were present with 33 children. S3’s classroom had 5 children ages: 6-months - 2-years-old. S4’s classroom had 28 children ages: 2 - 11-years-old. There needed to be an additional staff in S4’s classroom. This could not be corrected. On 3/24/2026, from 6:53 a.m. - 7:47 a.m., S4 was present with 9 children, alone. There needed to be an additional staff present. This was corrected when S7 arrived at 7:47 a.m.”
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Supervision
The inspectors’ words, 154 words
“1713.A.&B.: Based on record review/interview on 3/11/2026, at 9:30 a.m., S6 failed to ensure the children were supervised at all times. On 3/6/2026, at 12:37 p.m., A parent, signed out her children C1, 2-year-old, and C2, 1-year-old. On the way out, C1 went into an unoccupied room (lights off and empty). The parent knowingly left C1 in the unoccupied classroom. The parent walked back to the classroom where S6 was, handed her C1’s backpack, and stated S6 could go get C1 from the other classroom once she left. S6 thought the parent left C1 with another teacher. Unknowingly to center staff, C1 left out the unoccupied classroom and walked out of the front door onto the playground at 12:48 p.m. At 12:56 p.m., S3 drove up to the center, returning from break, and observed C1 alone on the playground. S3 retrieved C1 and brought her back into the center. This could not be corrected.”
Dec 12, 2024: follow Up To Annual1 deficiency
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Child Neglect and Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training
“1727.A.B.: Based on observations, record review, and interview at 1:00 p.m., S1 failed to ensure 1 of 8 staff completed the annual online child abuse and neglect Mandated Reporter Training provided by DCFS. S2 last completed the training in September of 2023. This was not corrected prior to the Specialist’s departure.”
Aug 15, 2024: annual Inspection1 deficiency
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Requests for CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility
“1811.A.B.: Based on record review at 11:00 a.m., S1 failed to request and obtain from the department a new CCCBC-based determination of eligibility for child care purposes not less than once during a five-year period for S3 (DOH: 01/08/2024, CCCBC Expiration: 04/12/2024). Per staff daily attendance records dated 08/15/2024, S3 worked on the premises from 04/12/2024, through 08/15/2024. S3 immediately vacated the premises. S1 stated she would not return until her CCCBC is renewed.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| May 14, 2026 | Follow Up To Incident | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Incident Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Follow Up To Annual | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Complaint | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Annual Survey | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Compliance | 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: High Proficient, with a site score of 5.77.
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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| Radiance Child 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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