Ascension Head Start
A license type: III in Donaldsonville, Louisiana 70346
603 Lee Ave, Donaldsonville, Louisiana 70346. (225) 391-7351.
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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 15 inspection visits, the latest on Oct 26, 2026 (Compliance).
Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 6 of them.
The Department’s file lists 8 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
8 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 46. Last cited Feb 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 |
| 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.
Feb 24, 2026: incident Inspection2 deficiencies
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Critical Incidents and Required Notifications
“1103.A.3.B.3: Based on record review and interviews at 10:30 a.m., S1 failed to immediately notify the parent of the following critical incident: On 2/12/2026, at 8:55 a.m., C1, three-years-old, was left unsupervised in an office for one minute and twenty-four seconds. The parent was not notified until 11:48 a.m.”
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Supervision
The inspectors’ words, 98 words
“Based on record review and interviews at 10:30 a.m., S18, S19, and S20 failed to ensure children were supervised at all times. On 2/12/2026, at 8:55 a.m., C1, three-years-old, was unsupervised in an office for approximately one minute and twenty-four seconds. S18, S19, and S20 were on duty that morning, as the children were getting off the bus and entering the building. S11’s office door was left open and C1 walked into the office by himself at 8:55:56 a.m. S11 walked into her office at 8:57:20 and found C1. S11, S18, S19, and S20 each received disciplinary actions.”
Oct 7, 2025: incident Inspection1 deficiency
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Behavior Management Policy
The inspectors’ words, 103 words
“1509.A.8.a. b.: Based on Interviews, at 11:00 a.m., although the center developed and implemented a written behavior management policy, S19 (DOH:8/18/2025), used a prohibited method of discipline as C2 and C3, both three-years-old, were subjected to physical restraint, corporal punishment and active play time withheld. On 9/22/2025 at around 11:30 a.m., S19 used her legs to hold C2 down, made him clean up everything on the floor while he cried as other children played, and did not allow him to play with the other children. On 9/22/2025 at around 11:30 a.m., S19 grabbed C3, and dragged him by his arm across the classroom.”
Aug 29, 2025: incident Inspection3 deficiencies
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Child Abuse and Neglect Policy
The inspectors’ words, 109 words
“1509.A.1.: Based on record review/interviews on 08/28/2025, at 11 a.m., although mandated reporters, S17 and S23 failed to report allegations or suspicions of abuse/neglect of a child to the Child Protection Statewide Hotline. On 05/21/2025, at 11:35 a.m., C1, three-year-old, walked to the doorway and dropped his lunch plate on the floor. S21 walked by him and pushed his head with the back of her hand roughly and he moved out of view. S17 stated she saw the incident and did not report it. S23 stated she did not see the incident occur, but heard S21 call C1 a derogatory name using profane language, but did not report it.”
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Behavior Management Policy
“1509.A.8.a.b.: Based on record review/interviews on 08/28/2025, at 11 a.m., although the center has a behavior management policy, S21 (DOH 12/14/2024) used a prohibited method of discipline. Based on video footage review, on 05/21/2025, at 11:35 a.m., C1, three-year-old, walked to the doorway and dropped his lunch plate on the floor. S21 walked by him and pushed his head with the back of her hand roughly and he moved out of view. S21 was terminated from the center on 05/27/2025.”
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Health Services - Parental Notification
“1915.B.C.: Based on record review/interview on 08/28/2025, at 12:30 p.m., S1 failed to report an incident to the parent no later than when the child is released to the parent or authorized representative on the day of the occurrence. On 05/07/2025, there was an allegation that S17 and S23 attempted to scare C1, three-year-old, with a worm. S24 notified S1 of the incident on 05/22/2025, and the parent, O1, was notified on 05/29/2025.”
Mar 31, 2025: incident Inspection2 deficiencies
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Supervision
The inspectors’ words, 110 words
“1713. A. B. C. Based on record review/interview, at 11:00 a.m. on 3/17/2025, S17 failed to supervise her classroom of nine children, ages 3 – 4-years old. On 3/13/2025, at 10:28 a.m., S17 exited the classroom after eight children and locked the door to get on a bus for a field trip. Once the class was loaded on the bus, S27 noticed one 3-year-old child was not on the bus. At 10:34 a.m., S27 and S9 exited the bus and retrieved the 3-year-old child from the classroom. The child was brought to the bus to join his class. The 3-year-old child was left in the classroom, unsupervised, for six minutes.”
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Health Services - Observation
“1915.A. Health Services - Observation: Based on record review at 10:00 a.m., S3, S10, and S12 failed to provide documentation of observations being documented when something is observed, noted on children upon arrival to the center. Results including an explanation from parent and/or child were not documented. The Specialist observed that daily observations had not been completed by S3, S10, and S12 since 3-28-2025.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | Compliance | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Incident Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Partial Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Follow Up To Incident | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Incident Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Incident Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| May 13, 2025 | Follow Up To Annual | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Incident Inspection | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Complaint Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Incident | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Incident | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed. License type: III. Early Head Start/Head Start. Licensed Center. Public School.
- Ages served: Toddler (ages 1-2)-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 for 2024-2025: Proficient, with a site score of 5.23.
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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| Ascension Head Start 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.
From the provider
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Replies
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Paid listing
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