Charlotte · Licensed family home
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At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 6 of its 7 licensing inspections since January 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 19, 20262 citations
Citation
“Operator did not maintain a record of on-going training in which he/she has participated. The required tracking tool was not on file or completed for the operator.”
Violation pending provider response
Citation
“Openings in equipment, steps, decks, and handrails were not smaller than 3 1/2 inches or greater than 9 inches to prevent entrapment. An outdoor storage unit was monitored with openings at the base of the unit and were not enclosed to prevent a potential entrapment.”
Violation pending provider response
Jun 9, 20262 citations
Citation
“Authorization for up to 6 months to administer prescription or over-the-counter medication, when needed, for chronic medical conditions and for allergic reactions was not in writing and did not contain information required by rule 10 NCAC 09 .1720(c)(6)(A-I). A child's medication permission expired 7/2025.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/22/2026
Citation
“Application did not have an a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. A medical action plan was not completed for a child with a food allergy.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/22/2026
Dec 2, 20252 citations
Citation
“Health questionnaire was not completed annually. The health questionnaire was not updated annually.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis and when changes to the plan were made by child's parent or health care professional. Medication listed on a child's medical action plan was not onsite.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/15/2025
- May 7, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 10, 20242 citations
Citation
“Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. One (1) child enrolled 8/19/24 did not have a completed health assessment on file for review. The health assessment was due 9/19/24.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/24/2024
Citation
“The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete. A lockdown/shelter-in-place drill was conducted 3/26/24 and the next one was conducted 4 months later on 7/16/24.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/24/2024
Jun 13, 20242 citations
Citation
“Operator has not completed ITS-SIDS training every three years from the completion date of the previous ITS-SIDS training. The provider's ITS-SIDS training expired 4/26/24.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/16/2024
Citation
“Operator and/or staff members did not complete the required health and safety trainings within the specified time frame. Health and safety trainings were due 1/11/24. A portion of training certificates were not available for review during the visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/1/2024
Jan 3, 20243 citations
Citation
“The written plan of care was not given and explained to parents of children in care on or before the first day the child attended the home. Parents did not sign a statement acknowledging the receipt and explanation of the plan. Parents did not give written permission for their child to be transported by the operator for specific routine tasks that are included on the written schedule. One (1) child did not have a signed written plan of care on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/17/2024
Citation
“The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. Fire drills were not conducted in September or December.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/17/2024
Citation
“Indoor and outdoor area was not checked daily for debris, vandalism, broken equipment, and animal waste. Animal waste was observed throughout the backyard used by children.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/17/2024
The state cited rules at 6 of this home's 7 inspections. Most Charlotte-area family homes inspected 7 times had fewer: 92% of 37 had rules cited at 5 or fewer.
How all 37 Charlotte-area family homes inspected 7 times compare
Of the 37 Charlotte-area family homes the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None5%
- 1 of 714%
- 2 of 719%
- 3 of 724%
- 4 of 711%
- 5 of 719%
- 6 of 78%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- October 19, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since January 2024 — 1 cited nothing, 1 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- 11 of 13 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 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · October 19, 2026
Operator did not maintain a record of on-going training in which he/she has participated. The required tracking tool was not on file or completed for the operator.
Violation pending provider response
Openings in equipment, steps, decks, and handrails were not smaller than 3 1/2 inches or greater than 9 inches to prevent entrapment. An outdoor storage unit was monitored with openings at the base of the unit and were not enclosed to prevent a potential entrapment.
Violation pending provider response
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004248 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jun 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · June 9, 2026
Authorization for up to 6 months to administer prescription or over-the-counter medication, when needed, for chronic medical conditions and for allergic reactions was not in writing and did not contain information required by rule 10 NCAC 09 .1720(c)(6)(A-I). A child's medication permission expired 7/2025.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/22/2026
Application did not have an a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. A medical action plan was not completed for a child with a food allergy.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/22/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004248 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Dec 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · December 2, 2025
Health questionnaire was not completed annually. The health questionnaire was not updated annually.
Violation corrected during visit
The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis and when changes to the plan were made by child's parent or health care professional. Medication listed on a child's medical action plan was not onsite.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/15/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004248 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Dec 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · December 10, 2024
Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. One (1) child enrolled 8/19/24 did not have a completed health assessment on file for review. The health assessment was due 9/19/24.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/24/2024
The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete. A lockdown/shelter-in-place drill was conducted 3/26/24 and the next one was conducted 4 months later on 7/16/24.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/24/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004248 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jun 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · June 13, 2024
Operator has not completed ITS-SIDS training every three years from the completion date of the previous ITS-SIDS training. The provider's ITS-SIDS training expired 4/26/24.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/16/2024
Operator and/or staff members did not complete the required health and safety trainings within the specified time frame. Health and safety trainings were due 1/11/24. A portion of training certificates were not available for review during the visit.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/1/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004248 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jan 2024 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · January 3, 2024
The written plan of care was not given and explained to parents of children in care on or before the first day the child attended the home. Parents did not sign a statement acknowledging the receipt and explanation of the plan. Parents did not give written permission for their child to be transported by the operator for specific routine tasks that are included on the written schedule. One (1) child did not have a signed written plan of care on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/17/2024
The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. Fire drills were not conducted in September or December.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/17/2024
Indoor and outdoor area was not checked daily for debris, vandalism, broken equipment, and animal waste. Animal waste was observed throughout the backyard used by children.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/17/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004248 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 281-2644
- Address
- 2427 Fabyan Lane, Charlotte, 28262
- License
- 60004248
- Quality program
- Five Star License
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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 60004248 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 60004248 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
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.