Hammond Early Learning Center
A license type: III in Hammond, Louisiana 70401
1307 W University Ave, Hammond, Louisiana 70401. (985) 956-7000.
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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 17 inspection visits, the latest on Mar 24, 2026 (Follow Up To Annual).
Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 12 of them.
The Department’s file lists 28 deficiencies cited at 11 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
28 deficiencies in 11 months of the last 46. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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 27, 2026: follow Up To Follow Up To Annual1 deficiency
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Daily Attendance Records - Children
“1507.A. Based on record review at 11 a.m., S1 failed to have a children’s daily attendance log for the four-year-old classroom that included the time of departure, and first and last name to whom the child was released from 4/13-16/2026 and 4/20-23/2026.”
Mar 24, 2026: follow Up To Annual1 deficiency
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Child to Staff Ratio
“1711.A.&B.&D.Based on observation at 10:45 a.m., S1 failed to meet the required child to staff ratio for children age 2-years old. The required ratio for children of this age is 10 children per 1 staff person. The Specialist observed S4 with 11 children, age 2-years-old. One additional staff was needed to meet ratio. This was corrected when a 2-year-old was placed in another classroom.”
Jan 20, 2026: annual Inspection2 deficiencies
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Daily Attendance Records - Staff and Owners
“Based on observation and record review, S1 failed to have the center’s staff and owner’s daily attendance record accurately reflect persons on the child care premises at any given time. The Specialist observed S1 was not signed out of the center this morning, 01/20/2026, as she arrived at 10:05 a.m. during the Specialist’s walk-through. S4 and S5 were not signed in on the staff daily attendance record for 01/20/2026. The staff daily attendance records were corrected prior to the Specialist’s departure.”
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Items That Can be Harmful to Children
“1901.I.: Based on observation at 10 a.m., S1 failed to have items that can be harmful to children, such as cleaning supplies, kept in a locked cabinet or other secure place that ensures they are inaccessible to children. The Specialist observed Clorox wipes on a shelf in the three and four-year-old classroom accessible to the children. S1 removed the wipes immediately upon request.”
Dec 9, 2025: complaint Inspection3 deficiencies
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Critical Incidents and Required Notifications
“1103.A.C. Based on record review/interview(s) at 11:30 a.m., S1 failed to notify the Department within 24 hours of the allegations of S6 hitting and biting children after a DCFS Child Welfare Representative visited the center on 11/21/2025, to conduct an investigation into allegations of abuse/neglect of children enrolled in the center, by S6. S1 stated she did not report the visit from Child Welfare, because she was not aware DCFS visits had to be reported to the Department. The Specialist was unable to validate the complaint.”
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Daily Attendance Records - Visitors
“1507.E. Based on record review at 11:30 a.m., the center’s daily attendance records for visitors failed to accurately reflect when a visitor was on the premises. On 11/21/2025, a DCFS Child Welfare representative conducted an investigation at the center with allegations of suspected abuse/neglect, and failed to sign the visitor’s log. S1 was not aware of the DCFS Child Welfare representative’s failure to sign in.”
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Child to Staff Ratio
“1711.A.& B.&D.: Based on observation/interviews at 7:45 a.m., S2 failed to meet the required child to staff ratio for children of the following ages: 16, two to four-year-olds, were being supervised by one staff member, S3, and 8 infant to one-year-olds, were being supervised by one staff member, S6. The required ratio for infants to one-year-old is 5:1, and children two to four-year-old is 12:1.”
Oct 7, 2025: follow Up To Complaint3 deficiencies
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Daily Attendance Records - Children
“1507.A.: Based on record review/interview at 11 a.m., S1 failed to maintain documentation that accurately reflected children on the center premises at any given time as the Specialist observed 55 children present at the center, and only 43 children were signed in. S1 ensured the children’s attendance records were accurate prior to the Specialists departure.”
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Items That Can be Harmful to Children
“1901.J.: Based on observation at 11 a.m., S1 failed to ensure items that can be harmful to children, such as chemicals, were kept in a locked cabinet or other secure place that ensures they are inaccessible to children. The Specialist observed cans of Lysol and cleaning spray in the four-year-old classroom in a bucket on the ground accessible to the children.”
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Strings and Cords
“1901.M.: Based on observation at 11 a.m., strings and cords were accessible to children under age 4. The Specialist observed a cord and plug on the floor of the infant classroom that was accessible to the children. S4 removed the cord prior to the Specialist’s departure.”
Sep 10, 2025: follow Up To Complaint2 deficiencies
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Strings and Cords
“1901.M.: Based on observation at 11:30 a.m., strings and cords were accessible to children under age 4. The Specialist observed a cord and plug on the floor of the infant classroom that was accessible to the children. S7 removed the cord prior to the Specialist’s departure.”
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Infant - Bibs
“1909.G.: Based on observation at 11:30 a.m., S7 permitted a bib to be worn by a child while asleep. The Specialist observed one infant in a crib asleep with a bib on. S7 removed the bib immediately upon the Specialist’s request, prior to the end of the visit.”
Aug 11, 2025: follow Up To Complaint1 deficiency
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Infant - Bibs
“1909.G.: Based on observation at 10:30 a.m., S9 permitted a bib to be worn by a child while asleep. The Specialist observed one infant in a crib asleep with a bib on. S9 removed the bib immediately upon the Specialist’s request, prior to the end of the visit.”
Jul 11, 2025: complaint Inspection8 deficiencies
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General Liability Insurance Policy
The inspectors’ words, 145 words
“1503.A.-C.: Based on record review/interview on 6/30/2025, at 10:15 a.m., S1 failed to have the required documentation of current commercial liability insurance for the operation of the center to ensure medical coverage for children in the event of accident or injury, and was not responsible for payment of medical expenses of a child injured while in the centers care. On 1/15/2025, C1 received medical attention due to an incident occurring while in the centers care. On 5/12/2025, O4 requested a current copy of S1’s liability insurance policy from the Department, and found the policy had lapsed, and was only current from 1/31/2025 to 4/21/2025. S1’s insurance policy from 9/30/2023 to 9/30/2024 was found to be falsified and forged. S1 stated she was not aware of the lapsed or falsified policies, as she uses a third party to manage all of her billings and insurance payments.”
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Daily Attendance Records - Children
“1507.A.: Based on record review/interview on 6/30/2025, at 10:15 a.m., S1 failed to maintain documentation that accurately reflected children on the center premises at any given time as the Specialist observed 61 children present at the center, and only 41 children were signed in. S1 ensured the children’s attendance records were accurate prior to the Specialists departure.”
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Electronic Devices Policy
“1509.A.9.: Based on observation on 6/30/2025, at 10:45 a.m., S6 failed to follow the Electronic Devices Policy as electronic devices were used by children under age 2. At 10:45 a.m., the Specialist observed S6 allowing the one-year-old classroom to watch television.”
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Child to Staff Ratio
“1711.A.B.D.E.: Based on observation/interview on 6/30/2025, at 10:15 a.m., S5 failed to meet the required child to staff ratio for children of the following ages: 12 children, age two-years-old, with 1 staff. The required ratio for children of this age is 10 children per 1 staff person. The ratio was corrected at 10:45 a.m., when S1 moved two children into another room.”
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Supervision Participation
The inspectors’ words, 94 words
“1713.E.: Based on observations on 6/30/2025, at 10:15 a.m., While supervising a group of children, S2 failed to participate with C2, four-year-old, and C3, three-year-old, in their activities. The Specialists observed C2 and C3 sitting on the floor outside of the classroom in the hallway playing, while S2 was in the classroom with the rest of her children. S2 stated she just brought the children in from outside and they were coming into the classroom. Her positioning in the classroom allowed her to observe C2 and C3 while they were outside of the classroom.”
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End-of-Day Check
“1901.C.: Based on record review/interview on 6/30/2025, at 10:15 a.m., S1 failed to document that the entire center and play yard is checked after the last child departs to ensure that no child is left unattended at the center. The last day the end-of-day check was documented was on 6/10/2025.”
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Items That Can be Harmful to Children
“1901.J.: Based on observation on 6/30/2025, at 10:15 a.m., S1 failed to ensure items that can be harmful to children, such as chemicals, were kept in a locked cabinet or other secure place that ensures they are inaccessible to children. The Specialist observed a can of Lysol on a stool in the hallway, cans of Lysol and cleaning sprays in the three and four-year-old classroom in a bucket on the ground, and a bottle of bleach in the boy’s restroom that were all accessible to the children.”
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Strings and Cords
“1901.M.: Based on observation on 6/30/2025, at 10:15 a.m., strings and cords were accessible to children under age 4. The Specialist observed a cord and plug on the floor of the infant classroom, on the floor of the one-year-old classroom, and hanging from the television in the three and four-year-old classroom that were accessible to the children. S1 removed the cords prior to the Specialist’s departure.”
Apr 7, 2025: annual Inspection1 deficiency
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End-of-Day Check
“Based on record review/interview at 11:45 a.m., on 04/07/2025, S1 failed to document that the entire center and play yard is checked after the last child departs to ensure that no child is left unattended at the center. The last day the end-of-day check was documented was on 03/11/2025.”
Feb 27, 2025: complaint Inspection2 deficiencies
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Critical Incidents and Required Notifications
The inspectors’ words, 123 words
“1103.C.: Based on record review/interview at 11 a.m., on 02/27/2025, S1 failed to notify the Department and Child Welfare within 24 hours of the following critical incident: On 02/19/2025, at 10:31 p.m., O1 texted S1 pictures of a red mark on C1’s (two-years-old) lower back and buttock, and a picture of a knot and bruise on C1’s forehead. O1 notified center staff and asked if she could review cameras to see what occurred with C1, because there were no prior issues during drop off that morning. S1 stated she nor S2 observed any marks on C1 while he was present at the center on 02/19/2025, and S1 did not realize she had to report the allegation. The Specialist could not validate the allegation.”
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Daily Attendance Records - Children
The inspectors’ words, 117 words
“1507.A.: Based on interviews and record review at 10:30 a.m., on 02/27/2025, S1 failed to maintain correct documentation for children’s daily attendance records. The daily attendance log for children failed to include departure times, children’s first and last names, and the first and last names of the person or entity to whom the child was released to on 02/17/2025-02/19/2025. S1 stated C1, two-years-old, was present on 02/17/2025-02/19/2025, but C1 was never signed in or out of the center for any of those days. On 02/27/2025, the daily attendance logs failed to accurately reflect children on the center premises at any given time as the Specialist observed 70 children were present, and only 59 children were signed in.”
Jan 30, 2025: compliance4 deficiencies
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Daily Attendance Records - Children
The inspectors’ words, 125 words
“1507.A.: Based on interviews and record review at 10:30 a.m., on 01/30/2025, S1 failed to maintain correct documentation for children’s daily attendance records. The daily attendance log for children failed to include departure times, children’s first and last names, and the first and last names of the person or entity to whom the child was released to on 01/15/2025-01/16/2025, and 01/27/2025-01/30/2025. On 1/15/2025, C1 (infant) and C2 (infant) were involved in an incident that occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. Neither C1 or C2 were signed in as being present on 1/15/2025. On 01/30/2025, the daily attendance logs failed to accurately reflect children on the center premises at any given time as the Specialist observed 70 children were present, and only 59 children were signed in.”
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Daily Attendance Records - Staff and Owners
“1507.B.: Based on record review at 10:30 a.m., on 01/30/2025, S1 failed to maintain correct documentation for the center’s staff and owner’s daily attendance record. The attendance failed to accurately reflect persons on the child care premises at any given time as S1 and S10 failed to document a departure time on 01/29/2025, and S1 and S10 failed to document an arrival time on 01/30/2025.”
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Items That Can be Harmful to Children
“1901.J.K.: Based on observation at 9:45 a.m., on 01/30/2025, S1 failed to have Items that can be harmful to children, such as cleaning supplies and chemicals, kept in a locked cabinet or other secure place that ensures they are inaccessible to children. The Specialists observed two areas in the three and four-year-old classroom that had chemicals and cleaning supplies accessible to the children. S1 removed the harmful items out of the reach of the children prior to the Specialists’ departure.”
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Free of Hazards
“1903.C.: Based on observation at 9:30 a.m., on 01/30/2025, S1 failed to have the outdoor playground area free of hazards. The Specialists observed a broken piece of wood that contained sharp edges on the wooden gate. S1 stated she was unaware the gate was broken.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Mar 24, 2026 | Follow Up To Annual | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Annual Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Complaint Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Follow Up To Complaint | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Follow Up To Complaint | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Follow Up To Complaint | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Complaint Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Follow Up To Complaint | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Complaint Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Complaint Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Compliance | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Follow-Up to Complaint | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Complaint | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Partial Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Annual Inspection | 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: High Proficient, with a site score of 5.71.
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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| Hammond Early 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.
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.