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Country Cottage Daycare

A license type: II in Maurice, Louisiana 70555

8855 Placide Rd, Maurice, Louisiana 70555. (337) 893-0988.

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 10 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 46. Last cited Nov 2025. 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 15 inspection visits, the latest on Feb 25, 2026 (Follow Up To Annual).

Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 4 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.

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

10 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 46. Last cited Nov 2025. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

10 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.

Nov 25, 2025: annual Inspection4 deficiencies
  • Electronic Devices Policy

    The inspectors’ words, 93 words

    “1509.A.9.: Based on record review at 10:15 a.m., S1 failed to have a written Electronic Devices Policy that provides that all activities involving electronic devices, including but not limited to television, movies, games, videos, computers and handheld electronic devices, are prohibited for children under are two and time allowed for electronic device activities for children ages two and above shall not exceed 2 hours per day, with the exception that television, DVD, or video viewing shall be limited to no more than one hour per day. This was not corrected during the inspection.”

    Rule 1509.A.9.

  • CPR and First Aid Certifications

    “1723.C.: Based on record review/interview at 10 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation that all staff on the premises and accessible to the children had a current certification in Infant, Child, and Adult CPR through training approved by the Department. S1, S3, S4, and S5 were present and working following an expired Infant, Child, and Adult CPR certification on 03/31/2025. The new certification was completed on 10/25/2025.”

    Rule 1723.A.&B.

  • Pediatric First Aid

    “1723.C.: Based on record review/interview at 10 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation that all staff on the premises and accessible to the children had a current certification in Pediatric First Aid through training approved by the Department. S1, S3, S4, and S5 were present and working following an expired Pediatric First Aid certification on 03/31/2025. The new certification was completed on 10/25/2025.”

    Rule 1723.C.

  • Child Neglect and Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training

    “1727.A.B.: Based on record review at 9:45 a.m., S1 failed to provide documentation that 1 of 5 staff, S3, completed the online child abuse and neglect Mandated Reporter Training provided by DCFS annually in 2024.”

    Rule 1727.A.-C.

Dec 5, 2024: annual Inspection4 deficiencies
  • Child Neglect and Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training

    “1727.A.B.: Based on record review/interview at 9:45 a.m., S1 failed to provide documentation that 1 of 5 staff, S3, completed the online child abuse and neglect Mandated Reporter Training provided by DCFS annually in 2023. S1 stated S3 last completed the training in 2021.”

    Rule 1727.A.-C.

  • Requests for CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility

    “1811.A.: Based on record review at 10:30 a.m., documentation of a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility failed to be requested and obtained for S1-S4, not less than once during a five-year period. - S1’s CCCBC expired on 5/25/2023 and received a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility on 10/23/2023.;- S2’s CCCBC expired on 6/5/2023 and received a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility on 7/21/2023; -S3’s CCCBC expired on 5/10/2023 and received a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility on 11/6/2023; and - S4’s CCCBC expired on 5/26/2023 and received a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility on 10/23/2023.”

    Rule 1811.A.&B.

  • Food Service and Nutrition - Menu

    “1919.A.A.B.: Based on observation at 9 a.m., the current weekly menu listing each days specific food items served for lunch failed to be prominently posted, written or electronically, by the first day of each week and remain posted throughout the week. This was corrected during the inspection.”

    Rule 1919.A.&B.

  • Food Allergies and Special Diets

    “1919.C.: Based on record review at 11:30 a.m., S1 failed to post information regarding food allergies and special diets for C4 (3-years-old) and C3 and C5 (4-years-old) in the food preparation area. This was corrected during the inspection.”

    Rule 1919.C.

Dec 4, 2023: annual Inspection2 deficiencies
  • CPR and First Aid Certifications

    “S1 failed to have documentation that all staff on the premises and accessible to the children have current certification in infant and child CPR through training approved by the department. 4 of 5 staff had documentation of this certification.”

    Rule 1723.A.&B.

  • Pediatric First Aid

    “S1 failed to have documentation that all staff on the premises and accessible to the children have current certification in pediatric first aid through training approved by the department. 4 of 5 staff had documentation of this certification.”

    Rule 1723.C.

All 15 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Feb 25, 2026Follow Up To AnnualNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Dec 5, 2024Annual InspectionDeficiencies were cited on this date
Dec 4, 2023Annual InspectionDeficiencies were cited on this date
Jun 30, 2021ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Jan 5, 2021Follow-Up to Annual SurveyNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Dec 7, 2020Annual SurveyDeficiencies were cited on this date
Aug 11, 2020ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Mar 2, 2020Follow-Up to Annual SurveyNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Dec 12, 2019Annual SurveyDeficiencies were cited on this date
Dec 19, 2018Annual SurveyNo deficiencies were cited on this date
May 31, 2018ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Dec 11, 2017Annual SurveyNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Dec 7, 2016Annual SurveyNo deficiencies were cited on this date
May 17, 2016ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Nov 17, 2015Annual SurveyNo deficiencies 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.

1 compared
Place
Country Cottage Daycare 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.

From the homeNone yet. Replies and paid listings aren’t open, and when they open they will sit here, below the record.

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