Charlotte · Licensed family home
Cathey's Child Care
At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 11 licensing inspections since October 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 27, 2026Nothing cited
- May 20, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 25, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 3, 2026Nothing cited
- Sep 10, 2025Nothing cited
- Mar 11, 2025Nothing cited
- Mar 10, 2025Nothing cited
- Mar 5, 2025Nothing cited
Sep 18, 20241 citation
Citation
“Hazardous cleaning supplies and other items that might be poisonous e.g. toxic plants, were not out of reach or in locked storage when children were in care. A plugin air freshener was in the hallway, hand sanitizer was on the counter, and bottle of aromatherapy lotion was on the counter.”
Violation corrected during visit
Mar 13, 20242 citations
Citation
“Safe sleep policy and poster about safe sleep practices was not posted in a prominent place in the infant sleeping room or area where parents and caregivers are able to view daily. The safe sleep policy was not posted.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/14/2024
Citation
“Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. The incident log was not maintained.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/14/2024
Oct 11, 20231 citation
Citation
“Safe sleep policy and poster about safe sleep practices was not posted in a prominent place in the infant sleeping room or area where parents and caregivers are able to view daily.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/12/2023
Fewer than 20 Charlotte-area family homes have had 10 or more licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- May 27, 2026
- On file
- 11 visits since October 2023 — 8 cited nothing, 5 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 4 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.
Sep 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · September 18, 2024
Hazardous cleaning supplies and other items that might be poisonous e.g. toxic plants, were not out of reach or in locked storage when children were in care. A plugin air freshener was in the hallway, hand sanitizer was on the counter, and bottle of aromatherapy lotion was on the counter.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002185 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · March 13, 2024
Safe sleep policy and poster about safe sleep practices was not posted in a prominent place in the infant sleeping room or area where parents and caregivers are able to view daily. The safe sleep policy was not posted.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/14/2024
Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. The incident log was not maintained.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/14/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002185 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Oct 2023 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · October 11, 2023
No longer on the state’s site as of October 11, 2026
Safe sleep policy and poster about safe sleep practices was not posted in a prominent place in the infant sleeping room or area where parents and caregivers are able to view daily.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/12/2023
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002185 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 529-0003
- Address
- 315 Short Hill Drive, Charlotte, 28217
- License
- 60002185
- Quality program
- Three Star License
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Sources and dates
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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 60002185 under License Number, and open the result.
Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Charlotte-area’s 139 licensed family homes hold. Small is 5 to 7; larger is 9 to 11.