North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 5 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.
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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.
Unannounced visit · January 13, 2026
Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. C. Camp was hired in July of 2025 and did not obtain the required CBC qualification prior to employment.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/27/2026
A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A current CBC qualification letter was not on file for C. Camp.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/27/2026
Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. One staff member did not obtain the required health and safety training within five years of completing the previous H & S training topics.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/20/2026
Unannounced visit · January 15, 2025
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. Posted lesson plans in space 1a and 1b were not dated.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/15/2025
Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Children's water bottles sent from home were not dated.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/16/2025
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. There was visible mold on the baseboards next to the sink in space #1a.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/17/2025
Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. Cracked plexi-glass was monitored in space #2.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/17/2025
Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. Materials were monitored with small parts accessible to children under three years of age in space #4.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/16/2025
Unannounced visit · October 24, 2024
The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. Three toddlers under fifteen months of age did not have a posted feeding schedule. The feeding schedules were posted during the visit
Violation corrected during visit
Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. One staff member did not complete the recognizing and responding to child maltreatment, every five years.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/30/2024
The professional development plan was not reviewed annually. One staff person did not have an annual review of the PD or staff annual evaluation.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/30/2024
Unannounced visit · June 6, 2024
Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 3, diapers with open plastic wrapping were observed in an unlocked cabinet accessible to children.
Violation corrected during visit
Appropriate discipline practices were not followed. A toddler was observed in Space 1a standing in a crib. The teacher stated that it was not for napping purposes. The teacher was feeding a child and there were non mobile infants on the floor. Therefore the child was placed in the crib for behavior management purposes.
Violation corrected during visit
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Space 1a containers of sunscreens were stored with no medication authorization. In Space 2, Aquaphor diaper cream was observed without medication authorization and one diaper cream was expired. In Space 4, two diaper creams and one sunscreen were observed with no medication slip.
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 6/18/2024
Unannounced visit · January 26, 2024
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. Two classrooms were monitored without a current activity plan. One plan was not dated at all in space#4 and in space#3 the posted plan was dated 1/2 to 1/5.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/29/2024
Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. There were wooden picnic tables with splinters. Border metal pegs were monitored protruding upwards. There were approximately fourteen broken wooden fence slats or portions of the fence leaning forward and not sturdy.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/24/2024
Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible. Books were monitored in poor repair in space #3.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/29/2024
All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. A few children's portable outdoor equipment of balls or trucks were monitored either cracked, broken or molded. All outdoor wooden borders within the children's outdoor learning environment were monitored warped, splintered or with hardware exposed. The wooden fence surrounding the outdoor learning environment was monitored with at least fourteen boards were either broken off at the top or bottom.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/2/2024
The outdoor premises were not clean, drained and free of litter and hazardous materials grass and other vegetation in a manner which does not encourage vermin. Children's path of travel and next to the outdoor storage unit were monitored with piles of leaves.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/3/2024
Gates to the fenced outdoor play area did not remain closed while children occupied the area. One outdoor gate monitored would not open or close properly.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/24/2024
The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The posted SIDS policy was not the adopted customized policy monitored on file for infants.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/29/2024
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Either drill was not completed at least once every three months in 2023.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/29/2024
The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information. The center's EPR/RTGF was not current. Blank incident reports, allergy lists, children's medical action plans and area map were missing from the RTGF.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/1/2024
Application did not have 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. One child's application was monitored with a noted with a chronic medical condition but without a medical action plan attached to their application.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/2/2024
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