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Kids World Academy

A license type: III in Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601

1902 E Prien Lake Rd, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601. (337) 429-5190.

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The short answer

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

The last 24 months 13 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 46. Last cited Jan 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 7 inspection visits, the latest on Jun 30, 2026 (Follow Up To Annual).

Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 6 of them.

The Department’s file lists 13 deficiencies cited at 6 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

13 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 46. Last cited Jan 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

13 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.

Jan 13, 2026: annual Inspection2 deficiencies
  • Room Capacity

    “1903.D.5.: Based on observations at 10:30 a.m., the number of children using Room 3 was exceeded based on the 35 square feet per child requirement. Room 3 can accommodate 11 children and 14 were present. This was corrected prior to the Specialist exiting the center.”

    Rule 1903.D.5.

  • Health Services - Observation

    “1915.A. Based on observations/record review at 11:00 a.m., S1 failed to document daily observations results including an explanation from parent and/or child on 12/1/2025 - 1/13/2026.”

    Rule 1915.A.

Feb 11, 2025: annual Inspection2 deficiencies
  • Operations

    “1501.A. Based on observation at 10 a.m., S1 failed to notify the Department prior to making changes thathad an effect on the license. The center is licensed to provide care for children ages 2-years-old through 5-years-old. The Specialist observed 4 infants aged, 5-months-old to 8-month-old, present in S5’s classroom.”

    Rule 1501.A.

  • Daily Attendance Records - Children

    “1507.A. Based on review of records at 1:30 p.m., the daily attendance log for children failed to include the timeof arrival and departure of each child and the name of the person to whom the child was released. The Specialist reviewed records from 1/6/2025 until 1/31/2025, and verified the following: the arrival time failed to be documented 2 times, the departure time failed to be documented 5 times; and the first and last name of the person to whom the child was released failed to be documented 12 times.”

    Rule 1507.A.

Jul 24, 2024: follow Up To Compliance2 deficiencies
  • CPR and First Aid Certifications

    “1723.A.B. Based on record review at 1:50 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 4 staff on thepremises and accessible to children has current certification in infant, child, and adult CPR through training approvedby the department. S5, Date of Hire: 2/7/2024, failed to have the current certification.”

    Rule 1723.A.&B.

  • Pediatric First Aid

    “1723.C. Based on record review at 1:50 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 4 staff on thepremises and accessible to the children has current certification in pediatric first aid through training approved by thedepartment. S5, Date of Hire: 2/7/2024, failed to have the current certification.”

    Rule 1723.C.

Jun 10, 2024: follow Up To Compliance2 deficiencies
  • CPR and First Aid Certifications

    “1723.A.B. Based on record review at 10:58 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 4 staff on the premises and accessible to children has current certification in infant, child, and adult CPR through training approved by the department. S4, Date of Hire: 2/16/2024, failed to have the current certification. A class has been scheduled for 6/12/2024.”

    Rule 1723.A.&B.

  • Pediatric First Aid

    “1723.C. Based on record review at 10:58 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 4 staff on the premises and accessible to the children has current certification in pediatric first aid through training approved by the department. S4, Date of Hire: 2/16/2024, failed to have the current certification. A class has been scheduled for 6/12/2024.”

    Rule 1723.C.

Apr 4, 2024: compliance4 deficiencies
  • Daily Attendance Records - Children

    “Based on record review at 9:45 a.m., the daily attendance log for children failed to include the first and last name of the person to whom the child was released. Specialist reviewed the daily attendance record for C1 from 3/1/2024 until 3/28/2024 and observed the first name of the person to whom C1 was released was missing 2 times.”

    Rule 1507.A.

  • Behavior Management Policy

    “Based on interviews at 10:45 a.m., although the center has a behavior management policy, C1, 5-years-old, was subjected to corporal punishment by S7 (Date of Hire 1/25/2024). On 3/22/2024, S7 “lightly patted” C1 on his hands for playing in the water while washing his hands. S7 was terminated on 3/22/2024.”

    Rule 1509.A.8.a.&b.

  • Emergency Medical Treatment

    “Based on record review at 11 a.m., C1’s record lacked a dated parental authorization to secure emergency medical treatment.”

    Rule 1515.A.2.

  • End-of-Day Check

    “Based on record review at 8:15 a.m., the end-of-day check failed to include the signature of the staff conducting the visual check. Specialist reviewed the end-of-day check from 3/26/2024 - 4/3/2024 and observed that the signature of the staff conducting the visual check was missing 2 times.”

    Rule 1901.C.

Mar 25, 2024: compliance1 deficiency
  • End-of-Day Check

    “Based on record review at 10:30 a.m., Specialist reviewed the End-of-Day Check from 3/1/2024 until present and observed S1 failed to document that the entire center and play yard was checked after the last child departed to ensure that no child was left unattended at the center on 3/20/2024, 3/21/2024, and 3/22/2024.”

    Rule 1901.C.

All 7 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jun 30, 2026Follow Up To AnnualNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Jan 13, 2026Annual InspectionDeficiencies were cited on this date
Feb 11, 2025Annual InspectionDeficiencies were cited on this date
Jul 24, 2024Follow Up To ComplianceDeficiencies were cited on this date
Jun 10, 2024Follow Up To ComplianceDeficiencies were cited on this date
Apr 4, 2024ComplianceDeficiencies were cited on this date
Mar 25, 2024ComplianceDeficiencies 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).
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 for 2024-2025: Approaching Proficient, with a site score of 4.05.
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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Kids World 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

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.

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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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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