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Guchereau Learning Academy

A license type: II in Lafayette, Louisiana 70503

609 South College Rd, Lafayette, Louisiana 70503. (337) 233-8373.

Louisiana’s own record, on louisianaschools.com

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The short answer

Record last released by Louisiana Department of Education on Oct 27, 2026.

The last 24 months 8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 46. Last cited Aug 2026. Every month

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 12 inspection visits, the latest on Aug 18, 2026 (Compliance).

Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 9 of them.

The Department’s file lists 8 deficiencies cited at 3 visits from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026, each in its words below.

Source:

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 3 months of the last 46. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

8 deficiencies by month over the last 4 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

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.

Aug 18, 2026: compliance4 deficiencies
  • Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee

    “1707.A.1.2.: Based on record review at 10:30 a.m., the childcare center failed to have an on-site full-time qualified Director or Director Designee at the center from 4/17/2026 to 7/03/2026. This could not be corrected during the inspection.”

    Rule 1707.A.1.&2.

  • Orientation Training

    “1719.A.: Based on record review at 11:00 a.m., S2 failed to have documentation that 3 of 22 staff, S9 (FDP:7/30/2026), S11 (FDP:4/07/2026), and S22 (FDP;6/22/2026), received the required center-specific orientation within seven calendar days of the first day present at the center and prior to assuming sole responsibility for any children. This could not be corrected during the inspection.”

    Rule 1719.A.-C.

  • CPR and First Aid Certifications

    “1723.A.B.: Based on observation and record review at 11:00 a.m., S2 failed to have documentation that 1 of 22 staff, S13, on the premises and accessible to children, has a current certification in Infant, Child, and Adult CPR through training approved by the Department”

    Rule 1723.A.&B.

  • Pediatric First Aid

    “1723.C.: Based on observation and record review at 11:00 a.m., S2 failed to have documentation that 1 of 22 staff, S13, on the premises and accessible to children, has a current certification in Pediatric First Aid through training approved by the Department.”

    Rule 1723.C.

Oct 15, 2025: incident Inspection1 deficiency
  • Health Services - Parental Notification

    “1915.B.: Based on record review and interviews at 12 p.m., S5 and S6 failed to document and notify the parent no later than when C1 (1-year-old) was released on the day of the occurrence. On 10/2/2025, between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., S5 and S6 observed rocks in C1’s soiled diaper and failed to document and notify O1 of the incident during C1’s pick up at 4:36 p.m.”

    Rule 1915.B.&C.

Feb 13, 2025: annual Inspection3 deficiencies
  • Emergency Medication Plan and Records

    “1917.K.: Based on record review at 11 a.m., S1 failed to provide a written Emergency Medication Plan of Action, updated at least every 6 months for C1, 2-years-old. The authorization on file for Epinephrine is dated 2/2024, and needed to be updated no later than 8/2024. This was corrected during the inspection.”

    Rule 1917.K.

  • Field Trip - Record

    “2105.E.: Based on record review/interview at 1 p.m., the written record for each field trip failed to be maintained for all vehicles while children were being transported. The Specialist observed one field trip record was used to document two different vehicles used to transport separate groups of children and staff on 6/5/2024, 6/19/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/3/2024, 7/10/2024, 7/24/2024, 7/31/2024. The field trip record for 7/3/2024 and 7/31/2024 failed to include the bus driver’s name. This was not corrected during the inspection.”

    Rule 2105.E.

  • Field Trip Visual Vehicle Check

    “2107.B.1.-3.: Based on record review/interview at 1 p.m., S1 failed to document the visual check was completed on each vehicle during field trips conducted on 6/5/2024, 6/19/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/3/2024, 7/10/2024, 7/24/2024, 7/31/2024. This was not corrected during the inspection.”

    Rule 2107-B.1.-3.

All 12 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 18, 2026ComplianceDeficiencies were cited on this date
Dec 23, 2025Follow Up To IncidentNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Oct 15, 2025Incident InspectionDeficiencies were cited on this date
Feb 13, 2025Annual InspectionDeficiencies were cited on this date
Sep 24, 2024ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Mar 7, 2024Annual InspectionNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Jan 24, 2024IncidentDeficiencies were cited on this date
Sep 21, 2023IncidentDeficiencies were cited on this date
Jul 26, 2023Follow-Up to Follow-UpDeficiencies were cited on this date
Jul 26, 2023IncidentDeficiencies were cited on this date
Jun 6, 2023Follow-Up to Annual SurveyDeficiencies were cited on this date
Apr 18, 2023Onsite Full Insp & MeasurementDeficiencies were cited on this date

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed. License type: II. Licensed Center.
  • Ages served: Infant (Under 1)-PK (ages 3-4).
Source:

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.,.
Source:

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.
Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, inspection visits. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

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Guchereau Learning Academy This child care providerNot 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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Source:

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

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Paid listing

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How to read a record

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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