The Gathering Academy
A license type: I in Arabi, Louisiana 70032
7265 Saint Claude Ave, Arabi, Louisiana 70032. (504) 354-2277.
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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 Sep 28, 2026 (Compliance).
Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 4 of them.
The Department’s file lists 10 deficiencies cited at 4 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
10 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 46. Last cited Nov 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.
Nov 19, 2025: compliance1 deficiency
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Orientation Training
“1719.B. Based on record review at 11:00 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation that S9 received orientation within seven days of the first day present at the center and prior to having sole responsibility for any children. S9’s first day at the center was 10/10/2025. She completed Module 1 on 10/22/2025 and the Mandated Reporter Training on 10/23/2025.”
Oct 17, 2024: compliance6 deficiencies
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Critical Incidents and Required Notifications
The inspectors’ words, 91 words
“1103.A.-C. Based on record review/interviews at 2:38 p.m., S1 failed to immediately notify the parent, and Child Welfare within 24 hours of the following critical incident: On 10/3/2024, at approximately 4:12 p.m., C1, age three-years-old, was left alone in the outdoor play yard for approximately six minutes by S12. After being called by the next door neighbor, S3 found C1 in the outdoor play yard and returned C1 to S12. C1s parent was notified at 5:15 p.m. The Department was notified on 10/3/2024. Child Welfare was notified during the licensing visit.”
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Daily Attendance Records - Children
“1507.A. Based on record review at 2:14 p.m., S1 failed to have a daily attendance log for children that did include the time of departure of each child and the name of the person to whom the child was released for 17 of 48 children on 10/3/2024.”
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Supervision
“1713.A. B.C. Based on record review/interview at 1:33 p.m., S12 failed to have children under supervision at all times. On 10/3/2024, at approximately 4:12 p.m., C1, age three-years-old, was left alone in the outdoor play yard for approximately six minutes by S12. C1 was left unsupervised from 4:12 p.m. 4:18 p.m. After being called by the next door neighbor, S3 found C1 in the outdoor play yard and returned C1 to S12.”
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Orientation Training
“1719.A.-C. Based on record review/interview at 1:13 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that S9 (DOH 10/7/2024) completed the DCFS online Mandated Reporter Training within seven days of the first day present at the center. S2 stated S9 will have the training completed by 10/21/2024.”
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CPR and First Aid Certifications
“1723.A.B. Based on record review at 12:51 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 11 staff on the premises and accessible to children have current certification in infant, child, and adult CPR through training approved by the Department. S3 (DOH 05/16/2022) failed to have the current certification.”
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Pediatric First Aid
“1723.C. Based on record review at 12:51 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 11 staff on the premises and accessible to children have current certification in Pediatric First Aid through training approved by the Department. S3 (DOH 5/16/2022) failed to have the current certification.”
Sep 14, 2023: compliance2 deficiencies
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CPR and First Aid Certifications
“Based on record review at 12:19 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 2 of 12 staff on the premises and accessible to children have current certification in infant, child, and adult CPR through training approved by the Department. S3, date of hire 7/31/2023 and S10, date of hire 7/31/2023 failed to have the current certification. A class has been scheduled for 9/26/2023.”
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Pediatric First Aid
“Based on record review at 12:19 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 2 of 12 staff on the premises and accessible to children have current certification in Pediatric First Aid through training approved by the Department. S3, date of hire 7/31/2023 and S10, date of hire 7/31/2023 failed to have the current certification. A class has been scheduled for 9/26/2023.”
Jun 28, 2023: annual Inspection1 deficiency
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Medication Management Training
“1725.A.-D. Based on record review at 12:00 p.m., S1 failed have at least two staff members trained in medication administration whether the early learning center administers medication or not.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Compliance | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Compliance | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| May 21, 2024 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Follow Up To Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Compliance | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed. License type: I. Licensed Center.
- 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 | |
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| The Gathering Academy 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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