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Celeste Henkel Preschool

At a glance

  • Small center, licensed for 36 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 4 of its 7 licensing inspections since January 2024.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Sep 3, 20261 citation
    • Citation
      • “All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space B121, the handwashing sink was beginning to separate from the wall.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/18/2026

  • Mar 18, 2026Nothing cited
  • Oct 23, 20259 citations
    • Citation
      • “Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. A substitute present during today's visit did not have an application for employment and date of birth on file.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2025

    • 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. A staff member hired on August 29, 2023 did not update the emergency information form annually.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2025

    • 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. A staff member hired on August 29, 2023, first aid expired on 10/10/25, training was not completed until 10/14/25.”

        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. A staff member hired on August 29, 2023, CPR expired on 10/10/25, training was not completed until 10/14/25.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The provider roster within ABCMS does not have all employees listed.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2025

    • Citation
      • “The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The administrator and NC Pre-K liaison did not have documentation of reviewing the facility's Safe School Risk Management plan annually.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2025

    • Citation
      • “Substitutes and volunteers counted in ratio were not informed of the center's EPR Plan and its location. Documentation of this notice was not maintained on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. A substitute present during today's visit did not have documentation of reviewing the facility's School Risk Management plan and its location.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2025

    • Citation
      • “The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. The administrator has not completed Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2025

    • Citation
      • “Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. A staff member hired on August 29, 2023 did not have documentation of completing health and safety trainings within on year of employment.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2025

  • Apr 14, 2025Nothing cited
  • Nov 20, 2024Nothing cited
  • May 10, 20242 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. A fire inspection was completed on 4/8/24, the inspection report was received during today's visit.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. E.W. did not have a criminal background check completed through DCDEE.”

        Violation corrected during visit

  • Jan 8, 20242 citations
    • Citation
      • “Baby bottles were not stored to protect from contamination. In space B121, a child's water cup had a straw that was not properly covered. Children's water bottles were stored collectively in a container on a shelf. Staff had children place their individual water bottles/cups in their cubby during the visit.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/22/2024

    • Citation
      • “All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. In space B122, a student intern did not have records available for review.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/22/2024

The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 7 inspections. Charlotte-area centers inspected 7 times split three ways: 35% had fewer, 21% the same, and 44% more (86 centers).

How all 86 Charlotte-area centers inspected 7 times compare

Of the 86 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None5%
  • 1 of 78%
  • 2 of 73%
  • 3 of 719%
  • 4 of 721%This center
  • 5 of 726%
  • 6 of 716%
  • All 72%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
September 3, 2026
On file
7 visits since January 2024 — 3 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 14 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 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · September 3, 2026

All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space B121, the handwashing sink was beginning to separate from the wall.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/18/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000508 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Mar 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Oct 2025 Unannounced visit 9 findings

Unannounced visit · October 23, 2025

Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. A substitute present during today's visit did not have an application for employment and date of birth on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2025

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. A staff member hired on August 29, 2023 did not update the emergency information form annually.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2025

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. A staff member hired on August 29, 2023, first aid expired on 10/10/25, training was not completed until 10/14/25.

Violation corrected during visit

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. A staff member hired on August 29, 2023, CPR expired on 10/10/25, training was not completed until 10/14/25.

Violation corrected during visit

A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The provider roster within ABCMS does not have all employees listed.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2025

The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The administrator and NC Pre-K liaison did not have documentation of reviewing the facility's Safe School Risk Management plan annually.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2025

Substitutes and volunteers counted in ratio were not informed of the center's EPR Plan and its location. Documentation of this notice was not maintained on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. A substitute present during today's visit did not have documentation of reviewing the facility's School Risk Management plan and its location.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2025

The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. The administrator has not completed Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2025

Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. A staff member hired on August 29, 2023 did not have documentation of completing health and safety trainings within on year of employment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000508 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Apr 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Nov 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
May 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · May 10, 2024

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. A fire inspection was completed on 4/8/24, the inspection report was received during today's visit.

Violation corrected during visit

Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. E.W. did not have a criminal background check completed through DCDEE.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000508 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Jan 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · January 8, 2024

Baby bottles were not stored to protect from contamination. In space B121, a child's water cup had a straw that was not properly covered. Children's water bottles were stored collectively in a container on a shelf. Staff had children place their individual water bottles/cups in their cubby during the visit.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/22/2024

All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. In space B122, a student intern did not have records available for review.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/22/2024

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000508 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

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Details

Phone
(704) 978-2110
Address
1503 Old Mountain Road, Statesville, 28677
License
49000508
Quality program
Five Star License
Ownership
Government-run

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State record

From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 49000508 under License Number, and open the result.
  • Ownership — Checked October 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 49000508 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.

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