Save The Children Head Start Mamou
A license type: III in Mamou, Louisiana 70554
1205 4th St, Mamou, Louisiana 70554. (337) 468-3254.
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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 9 inspection visits, the latest on May 4, 2026 (Compliance).
Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 3 of them.
The Department’s file lists 12 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
12 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 46. Last cited Oct 2025. 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.
Oct 9, 2025: annual Inspection4 deficiencies
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CPR and First Aid Certifications
“1723.A.B.: Based on record review at 11 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation that all staff on the premises and accessible to the children had a current certification in infant, child, and adult CPR through training approved by the Department. S4 was present and working following an expired infant, child, and adult CPR certification on 9/30/2025. S4 left the premises at 11:15 a.m., but no class was scheduled.”
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Pediatric First Aid
“1723.A.B.: Based on record review at 11 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation that all staff on the premises and accessible to the children had a current certification in pediatric first aid through training approved by the Department. S4 was present and working following an expired pediatric first aid certification on 9/30/2025. S4 left the premises at 11:15 a.m., but no class was scheduled.”
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CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility for Child Care Purposes Required for Volunteers and Staff
“1807.B.: Based on record review at 11:15 a.m., the early learning center failed to have documentation of CCCBC-based determination of eligibility on the center’s CCCBC roster for S2 and S6. This was not corrected prior to the Specialist exiting.”
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Free of Hazards
“1903.C.: Based on observation at 12:19 p.m., the center failed to be free of hazards. The Specialist observed a rat run across the floor underneath a bookshelf in the classroom. The rat was not captured prior to the Specialist exiting.”
Nov 7, 2024: annual Inspection3 deficiencies
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CPR and First Aid Certifications
“1723AB Based on record review at 12:30 pm the provider failed to have documentation 1 of 13 staff on the premises and accessible to children have current certification in infant child and adult CPR through training approved by the Department. S2 failed to have the current certification from 4/01/2024 until 8/22/2024 while remaining on premises and accessible to children. S2 completed on 8/22/2024.”
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Pediatric First Aid
“1723C Based on record review at 12:30 pm the provider failed to have documentation 1 of 13 staff on the premises and accessible to children have current certification in infant child and adult CPR through training approved by the Department. S2 failed to have the current certification from 4/01/2024 until 8/22/2024 while remaining on premises and accessible to children. S2 completed on 8/22/2024.”
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CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility for Child Care Purposes Required for Volunteers and Staff
“1807.B.: Based on record review at 1:00 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation of a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility available for review on the center’s CCCBC roster for S6, S11 and S12. This was not corrected during inspection.”
Nov 6, 2023: annual Inspection5 deficiencies
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Telephones and Emergency Numbers
“1901A1 Based on observation and interview at 145 pm The provider failed to have a functional readily available telephone capable of incoming calls at all times at the center”
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Emergency Preparedness and Evacuation Planning
“1921A11 Based on record review at 100 pm S2 failed to complete and document practice drills at least twice per year”
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Master Transportation Log
“2103E Based on record review at 230 pm the provider failed to have documentation that the driver or attendant was provided with a master transportation log No log was available for Specialist at time of inspection”
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Passenger Transportation Log
“2103F Based on record review at 230 pm S2 failed to have documentation that the center maintained a copy of the Passenger Transportation Log No log was on center premises during Specialist inspection”
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Non-vehicular Excursions - Records
“2109B Based on record review at 130 pm S2 failed to maintain a record of all nonvehicular excursion activities”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 10, 2026 | On-Site Technical Assistance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Follow Up To Annual | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Follow Up To Annual | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Annual Survey | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed. License type: III. Early Head Start/Head Start. Licensed Center.
- Ages served: PK (ages 3-4)-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 6.69.
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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| Save The Children Head Start Mamou 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.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Louisiana Department of Education. Louisiana’s own record is on louisianaschools.com. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
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
None. Replies aren’t open yet. When they open, the provider will be able to answer any finding for free, and the reply will show beside that finding, unedited and dated.
Paid listing
None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the provider”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.