Primary Early Education Center
A license type: I in Meraux, Louisiana 70075
4316 East Judge Perez, Meraux, Louisiana 70075. (504) 356-6901.
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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 4 inspection visits, the latest on Oct 1, 2026 (Follow Up To Follow Up To Annual).
Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 1 of them.
The Department’s file lists 10 deficiencies cited at 3 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 3 months of the last 46. Last cited Sep 2026. 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 |
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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.
Sep 1, 2026: follow Up To Annual4 deficiencies
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Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee
“1707.A.1.&2 Based on record review at 2:45 p.m. S1 failed to ensure a director is an on-site full time employee of the licensed location and there was an on-site full time (32 hours weekly) qualified Director or Director Designee given responsibility for planning, managing, and controlling the center’s daily activities, as well as responding to parental concerns and ensuring that minimum licensing requirements are met. Staff attendance logs indicated that S1 does not have documentation of being on premises 8/7/2026-8/28/2026.”
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Supervision
The inspectors’ words, 99 words
“1713.A.&B.&C. Based on observation upon arrival and the initial walkthrough, S4 failed to ensure all children were under supervision at all times. The Specialist observed S4, S2, S9, S8, S10, and S3 all sitting in the hallway during naptime with the classroom doors closed in conversation. The following indicated the classroom number and the age groups that were unsupervised: - Classroom 2 had 6 children, 1-year-old children unsupervised. - Classroom 3 had 11 children, 3 to 4-year-old children unsupervised. - Classroom 4 had 5 children, 2-years-old children unsupervised. - Classroom 1 had 6 infants, 6 weeks to 1-year-old unsupervised.”
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Staff Records - Retention
“1715.C. Based on record review at 1:30 p.m., S4 failed to have all current staff names, hire dates, and trainings for S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, and S9 maintained in the LDOE electronic system, EdLink.”
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Requests for CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility
“1811.A.1. Based on record review and interview on 2:00 p.m., S4 failed to have documentation of a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility available for S10 (first day on premises 8/31/2026) while performing services at the center when children are present. S10 was present on 8/31/2026 and 9/1/2026. S10 is in progress. S10 left the premises at 2:20 p.m.”
Aug 3, 2026: annual Inspection5 deficiencies
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Staff Records - Retention
“1715.C. Based on record review at 11:30 a.m., S1 failed to have all current staff names, hire dates, and trainings for S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, and S9 maintained in the LDOE electronic system, EdLink.”
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Orientation Training
“1719.A.B.&C Based on record review on at 12:45 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that S2 and S5 (first day present 4/17/2026) received center-specific orientation and completed the DCFS online Mandated Reporter within seven calendar days of the first day present at the center.”
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Medication Management Training
“1725.B. Based on record review at 12:20 p.m., S1 failed to have at least two staff members trained in medication administration whether the early learning center administers medication or not. S1 is the only staff with medication training.”
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Strings and Cords
“1901.M. Based on observation during the walkthrough, S1 failed to have strings and cords inaccessible to children under age 4. The Specialist observed an orange extension cord accessible to children on the outdoor play yard deck.”
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Free of Hazards
“1903.C. Based on observation and interview, during the walkthrough, S1 failed to have the outdoor area free of hazards. The Specialist observed a loose green water hose on the ground, a hole in ground that has no covering with a black hose coming out the ground on the outdoor play yard that is accessible to children.”
Mar 18, 2026: compliance1 deficiency
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Electronic Devices Policy
“1509.A.9.a. Based on observations at 9:01 a.m., S3 failed to follow the Electronic Devices Policy, as the Specialist observed 7 children, under age 2, watching a cartoon on a laptop in the one-year-old classroom with S3. This was corrected at 9:10 a.m. when S3 turned the laptop off.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Follow Up To Follow Up To Annual | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Compliance | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Initial Inspection | No 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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| Primary Early Education 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.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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Replies
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