Connect Christian Preschool

Center · Concord · 3101 Davidson Hwy

What kind of place is this?

Size 193 children licensed Larger than the middle half of Charlotte centers, where the middle half licenses 50–162. Measured across 598 Charlotte centers, 2026-08-17.
Approach faith-based

In the program’s own words

“Our teachers focus on the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and spiritual development of each child using developmentally appropriate curriculum.” connectchristianchurch.org, July 2026

Who runs it

Ownership Non-profit Registered 501(c)(3), EIN 58-1564234 — IRS Exempt Organization file, matched to the licensee North Carolina DCDEE names. ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov

How this compares

North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 2 of the 5 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.

Who will be with our child?

Toddler 1 teacher to 4–6 children
Preschool 1 teacher to 7.5–10 children

Will it fit our family?

Ages served 12 months to 5 years old
Hours 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

License status Active

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.

Jul 2026 Announced visit nothing cited
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

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

Aug 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jul 2025 Announced visit nothing cited

Before you tour

Connect Christian Preschool hasn’t published

Cost, 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.

Sources and dates

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established.

Who runs it

Who will be with our child

Not yet reported: who teaches here.

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: 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.

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