Arlesha's Home Child Care

Home · Charlotte · 3714 Planters Watch 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 5 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
August 14, 2026
On file
8 visits since August 2023 — 3 cited nothing, 2 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.

Aug 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · August 14, 2026

Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed for the month of July 2026.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/17/2026

The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill for the month of July 2026.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/17/2026

DCDEE facility lookup

Feb 2026 Announced visit nothing cited
Aug 2025 Unannounced visit 3 findings

Unannounced visit · August 19, 2025

Health questionnaire was not completed annually. The provider's Health questionnaire was not completed annually.

Violation corrected during visit

Operator did not complete the required number of on-going training hours as specified in rule. Operator did not complete the required eight (8) on-going training hours as specified in rule.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/22/2025

For off-premise activities occurring on regular basis, the standing permission for 12 months had expired. One (1) child's off premise form was not updated annually.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/22/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

Mar 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · March 14, 2025

Written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations as required by NC law and local ordinances, including rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, was not available. The provider's dog rabies vaccination expired 2/2/25.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/17/2025

Health questionnaire was not completed annually. Health questionnaire was not completed by 1/15/25.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Aug 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Mar 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · March 25, 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. During the visit I observed Lysol aerosol spray stored on top of the refrigerator and the bleach water solution stored on the kitchen counter.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Mar 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Aug 2023 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · August 31, 2023

When medication is administered, authorization for the operator to administer the specific medication according to the parent's or health care professional's instructions was not on file and available. One Auvi-Q for a child enrolled does not have written permission to administer.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/11/2023

DCDEE facility lookup

Before you tour

Arlesha's Home Child Care 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

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.

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

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

Do you run Arlesha's Home Child Care? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.