Patricia Payne
A license type: R (family home) in Opelousas, Louisiana 70570
918 Melancon St, Opelousas, Louisiana 70570. (337) 308-2728.
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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 Jun 23, 2026 (Annual Inspection).
Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 3 of them.
The Department’s file lists 34 deficiencies cited at 1 visit 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
34 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 46. Last cited Jul 2024. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 9, 2024: annual Inspection34 deficiencies
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Current Email
“305.A.2.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Medication Administration Training
“309.A.10.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Vaccination Contraindicated Notice
“309.A.16.a.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Written Statement of Dissent from Parent
“309.A.16.b.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Emergency Preparedness Disaster Plan
“309.A.19.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Pre-Service Orientation Training
“309.A.11.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Continuing Training
“309.A.12.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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First Aid Supplies
“309.A.20.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Home Inspections
“309.A.21.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Supervision
“309.A.22.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Group Size
“309.A.24.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Medication Administration
“309.A.15.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Child-to-Staff Ratio
“309.A.25.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Hazardous Materials and Other Items that Can Be Harmful to Children
“309.A.17.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Safe Sleep Practices
“309.A.26.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Building and Physical Premises
“309.A.18.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Health Related Policies
“309.A.27.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Immediate Parental Notification
“309.A.28.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Number of Children in Care
“309.A.2.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Biocontaminants
“309.A.29.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Cumulative File
“309.A.30.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Shaken Baby Syndrome, Abusive Head Trauma, and Child Maltreatment
“309.A.31.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Behavior Management
“309.A.23.a.b.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Behavior Management Policy - Time Out
“309.A.23.c.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Telephone
“309.A.3.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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State Fire Marshal
“309.A.5.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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CPR Certification
“309.A.8.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Child Daily Attendance
“309.A.13.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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First Aid Certification
“309.A.9.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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Transportation
“309.A.14.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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CCCBCs for Family Child Care Providers
“310.C.1.a.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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CCCBC for All Adults Employed in the Home or On the Property of the Home
“310.c.1.b.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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CCCBC for Adults Living in the Residence
“310.C.1.c.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
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CCCBC for Other Persons in the Home or on the Premises
“310.C.1.d.: Based on observations at 1:05pm, Specialist was unable to determine due to provider being unavailable on 6/25/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/02/2024, 7/03/2024, and 7/09/2024 for an inspection.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jan 31, 2023 | Follow-Up to Annual Survey | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Annual Survey | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Annual Survey | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
Is it licensed?
- License Exempt. License type: R (Family Home). 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: Not applicable for this center for 2024-2025.,.
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 | |
|---|---|
| Patricia Payne 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
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Replies
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Paid listing
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