Charlotte · Licensed center
Abc Daycare
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 12 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 6 licensing inspections since October 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 9, 2026Nothing cited
Dec 11, 20251 citation
Citation
“Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection completed on 10/3/25 was not sent within seven (7) days.”
Violation corrected during visit
Mar 10, 20251 citation
Citation
“All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. I observed an aerosol spray can on the kitchen floor.”
Violation corrected during visit
Aug 2, 20241 citation
Citation
“All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. I observed an aerosol can in the kitchen that wasn’t locked.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Mar 12, 2024Nothing cited
Oct 18, 20234 citations
Citation
“Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection on file with DCDEE was completed on 4/19/22.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/23/2023
Citation
“A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. I observed two (2) play structures with trays that had standing water.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. The First Aid and CPR training was completed after the expiration of the previous certification.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. The First Aid and CPR certification was completed after the expiration of the previous certification.”
Violation corrected during visit
The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 6 times had fewer: 54% of 79 had rules cited at 3 or fewer.
How all 79 Charlotte-area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 79 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None10%
- 1 of 65%
- 2 of 620%
- 3 of 619%
- 4 of 620%This center
- 5 of 615%
- All 610%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- March 9, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since October 2023 — 2 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 7 record a correction, in the licensor’s own words.
- Most serious
- North Carolina DCDEE does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.
North Carolina DCDEE describes every citation in the licensor’s own words and records the correction in that same text — the only one of the six states that publishes whether a violation was fixed. It attaches no rule number and no report document.
Dec 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · December 11, 2025
Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection completed on 10/3/25 was not sent within seven (7) days.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003600 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · March 10, 2025
All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. I observed an aerosol spray can on the kitchen floor.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003600 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Aug 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · August 2, 2024
All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. I observed an aerosol can in the kitchen that wasn’t locked.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003600 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Oct 2023 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · October 18, 2023
No longer on the state’s site as of October 18, 2026
Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection on file with DCDEE was completed on 4/19/22.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/23/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of October 18, 2026
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. I observed two (2) play structures with trays that had standing water.
Violation corrected during visit
No longer on the state’s site as of October 18, 2026
All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. The First Aid and CPR training was completed after the expiration of the previous certification.
Violation corrected during visit
No longer on the state’s site as of October 18, 2026
All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. The First Aid and CPR certification was completed after the expiration of the previous certification.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003600 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 884-6944
- Address
- 8337 E Wt Harris Blvd, Charlotte, 28227
- License
- 60003600
- Quality program
- Four Star License
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
All checked July 2026.
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60003600 under License Number, and open the result.
Small means the smallest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 11 to 50 children. Medium is 51 to 162; large is 163 to 528.