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Home · Charlotte · 212 Echodale Drive

What kind of place is this?

Size 8 children licensed The same licensed capacity as at least half of Charlotte home daycares, which license 8. Measured across 141 Charlotte home daycares, 2026-08-17.

How this compares

North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 3 of the 8 visits below. Across Charlotte home daycares it cites something at about 44% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Charlotte with Charlotte and never with another state.

Will it fit our family?

Accepts subsidy Yes

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Four Star License
License status Active

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
May 20, 2026
On file
8 visits since December 2023 — 5 cited nothing, 5 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 9 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.

May 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Apr 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Oct 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Apr 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · April 28, 2025

Operator did not provide a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy to parents at time of enrollment, and / or within fourteen days of a changes to the policy. A child (D.H.) did not have a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy at the time of enrollment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

Dec 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · December 23, 2024

The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete. The lockdown or shelter-in-place drill were not conducted every three (3) months. The drills were practiced December 8, 2023, March 4, 2024, May 6, 2024, September 10, 2024 and December 6, 2024; four (4) months between May and September 2024.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/6/2025

Infant feeding plans did not include the required information, including but not limited to the type and amount of milk, formula and food, and the frequency of feedings, and/or was not available for reference. An infant feeding plan did not have a parent signature.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/6/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

May 2024 Unannounced visit 6 findings

Unannounced visit · May 2, 2024

All indoor and outdoor areas used by the children were not kept clean, orderly, and free of items which are potentially hazardous to children including removal of items a child can swallow; the removal of loose nails or screws and splinters on inside; and use of outdoor equipment that is too hot to touch. There were two (2) oil-based tiki torches that were accessible to children in the outdoor play area.

Violation corrected during visit

Potentially hazardous items, including but not limited to, power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, and gasoline or kerosene, whether or not intended for use by children were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children. A closet (utility) was unlocked, which contained a hot-water heater and a power drill.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/15/2024

Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. A can of Lysol Disinfectant Spray was in the bathroom, unlocked.

Violation corrected during visit

Copy of each child's immunization record, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file. A child (A.H.) did not have a immunization record on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/15/2024

Operator did not maintain a record of on-going training in which he/she has participated. The on-going training record was incomplete.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/15/2024

Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. A child (A.H.) did not have a signed statement of the Summary of NC Child Care Law.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/15/2024

DCDEE facility lookup

Jan 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Dec 2023 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Before you tour

Achievers And Believers Family Daycare Home hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask which of these findings were serious.North Carolina DCDEE records the correction in its own words, but never says how serious it was.

Sources and dates

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All checked July 2026.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

Licensing and contact

State record

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