Concord · Licensed center
Connect Christian Preschool
At a glance
- Large faith-based center, licensed for 193 children.
- Hours 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
From their website, read July 2026:
“One Year Old Class” — “Class Size 8:2” North Carolina allows up to 6 children per adult at this age.
“Two-Year-Old Class” — “Class Size 12:2” North Carolina allows up to 10 children per adult at this age.
“Three-Year-Old Class” — “Class Size 15:2” North Carolina allows up to 15 children per adult at this age.
“Four-Year-Old Class” — “Class Size 20:2” North Carolina allows up to 20 children per adult at this age.
The state’s rule
North Carolina sets the most children one adult may care for by age, and the largest group size, in 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a).
Children 0 to 12 months: one adult for every five.
Children 12 to 24 months: one adult for every six.
Children 2 to 3 years: one adult for every ten.
Children 3 to 4 years: one adult for every fifteen.
Children 4 to 5 years: one adult for every twenty.
Children 5 years and older: one adult for every 25.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since July 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 16, 2026Nothing cited
Apr 21, 20261 citation
Citation
“Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last documented emergency drill took place on 12/9/25.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/5/2026
Nov 7, 20254 citations
Citation
“Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Spaces 130 and 111 there were outlets without a protective plug.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“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 Spaces 111 and 127 there were aerosol/air freshener withing reach of children and not in locked storage as required.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. In Space 124 there was a prescription medication which was not in the container with a pharmaceutical label.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2025
Citation
“Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. One staff with a hire date of 11/5/25 did not have a medical report on file. One staff with a hire date of 9/8/25 had a medical report dated after the hire date of 9/8/25.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/17/2025
- Aug 26, 2025Nothing cited
- Jul 17, 2025Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections. Charlotte-area centers inspected 5 times split three ways: 20% had fewer, 45% the same, and 35% more (20 centers).
How all 20 Charlotte-area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 20 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None15%
- 1 of 55%
- 2 of 545%This center
- 3 of 520%
- 4 of 55%
- All 510%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- July 16, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since July 2025 — 3 cited nothing, 1 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 5 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.
Apr 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · April 21, 2026
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last documented emergency drill took place on 12/9/25.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/5/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000632 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Nov 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · November 7, 2025
Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Spaces 130 and 111 there were outlets without a protective plug.
Violation corrected during visit
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 Spaces 111 and 127 there were aerosol/air freshener withing reach of children and not in locked storage as required.
Violation corrected during visit
Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. In Space 124 there was a prescription medication which was not in the container with a pharmaceutical label.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2025
Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. One staff with a hire date of 11/5/25 did not have a medical report on file. One staff with a hire date of 9/8/25 had a medical report dated after the hire date of 9/8/25.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/17/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000632 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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A day here
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
How they teach
Faith-based
“Our teachers focus on the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and spiritual development of each child using developmentally appropriate curriculum.”
Details
- Phone
- (704) 788-6315
- Address
- 3101 Davidson Hwy, Concord, 28027
- License
- 13000632
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked July 2026 connectchristianchurch.org
North Carolina’s limits: 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 connectchristianchurch.org
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Hours — Checked July 2026 connectchristianchurch.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 13000632 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website — Checked July 2026 connectchristianchurch.org
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 connectchristianchurch.org
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 13000632 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
Large means the biggest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 163 to 528 children. Small is 11 to 50; medium is 51 to 162.