Christ Lutheran Children's Center

Center · Charlotte · 4519 Providence Road

What kind of place is this?

Size 122 children licensed In the middle half for Charlotte centers, where the middle half licenses 50–162. Measured across 598 Charlotte centers, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership Non-profit Registered 501(c)(3), EIN 56-1155884 — IRS Exempt Organization file, matched to the licensee North Carolina DCDEE names. ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov

How this compares

North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 4 of the 8 visits below. Across Charlotte centers it cites something at about 57% 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

License status Active
Website christelca.org

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
July 7, 2026
On file
8 visits since August 2023 — 4 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 8 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.

Jul 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jan 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · January 20, 2026

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 #3, there were two bottles of Wite-Out correction fluid stored in an unlocked closet.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Jul 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Feb 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · February 11, 2025

Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Vertification was not on file that a shelter-in-place or lockdown drill had been conducted every three months.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/20/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

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

Unannounced visit · February 29, 2024

Over-the-counter medicines were not in their original containers or administered as authorized in writing by parent, physician or authorized health professional. Parent permission for one child's diaper cream was not on file.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Aug 2023 Announced visit nothing cited DCDEE facility lookup
Aug 2023 Unannounced visit 5 findings

Unannounced visit · August 15, 2023

No longer displayed by the state

All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. I observed 4 ceiling tiles in the hallway on the second floor with water stains.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/16/2023

No longer displayed by the state

All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Outdoors I observed the preschool swing seats with rust.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/16/2023

No longer displayed by the state

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. A pack of AA batteries were observed stored in a cubby below 5 feet.

Violation corrected during visit

No longer displayed by the state

Over-the-counter medicines were not in their original containers or administered as authorized in writing by parent, physician or authorized health professional. While in Space 2, I observed an Aquaphor itch relief ointment on site for a child, the medication instructions stated do not use on children under 2, consult a doctor. There was only parent permission on site today and nothing from the doctor stating you can apply the ointment to the child.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/16/2023

No longer displayed by the state

A record which required a signature of a staff person or parent was not preserved in a format required in rule. One child's file is typed by the parent with a typed name, and not a signature required by rule.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/16/2023

DCDEE facility lookup

Before you tour

Christ Lutheran Children's Center 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.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

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 Christ Lutheran Children's Center? 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.