Charlotte · Licensed center
Carolina Aum School
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 29 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 6 licensing inspections since January 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 22, 2026Nothing cited
Oct 30, 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. In space #1, there was RAID bug spray in an aerosol dispenser on the shelf.”
Violation corrected during visit
Apr 30, 20252 citations
Citation
“All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. A staff member did not have a current annual health questionnaire on file.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Two staff members did not have a current annual emergency information form on file. One staff member completed the form during the visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/12/2025
- Apr 18, 2024Nothing cited
- Mar 19, 2024Nothing cited
- Jan 24, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 6 times had more: 65% of 79 had rules cited at 3 or more.
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%This center
- 3 of 619%
- 4 of 620%
- 5 of 615%
- All 610%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- April 22, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since January 2024 — 4 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 3 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.
Oct 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · October 30, 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. In space #1, there was RAID bug spray in an aerosol dispenser on the shelf.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004300 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Apr 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · April 30, 2025
All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. A staff member did not have a current annual health questionnaire on file.
Violation corrected during visit
Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Two staff members did not have a current annual emergency information form on file. One staff member completed the form during the visit.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/12/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004300 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (980) 215-0339
- Address
- 6511 Beaties Ford Rd., Charlotte, 28216
- License
- 60004300
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State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004300 under License Number, and open the result.
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004300 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
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.