Crayolitas Childcare Center

Center · Statesville · 2133 Old Mountain Road

What kind of place is this?

Size 31 children licensed Smaller than the middle half of Charlotte centers, where the middle half licenses 50–162. Measured across 598 Charlotte centers, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit North Carolina DCDEE names a limited company as the licensee, and it is not in the IRS register of tax-exempt organisations. 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?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Three Star License
License status Active

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
July 21, 2026
On file
8 visits since October 2023 — 4 cited nothing, 3 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 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jan 2026 Announced visit nothing cited
Aug 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jan 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · January 30, 2025

Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space 3, an emergency medication expired November 2024.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Sep 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · September 10, 2024

All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space 3, there were spots of chipping paint on the baseboards of the wall.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2024

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Jan 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Dec 2023 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · December 11, 2023

A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The current lesson plans were not posted for the week.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/11/2023

DCDEE facility lookup

Oct 2023 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · October 31, 2023

Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. The menu for October 2023 did not document all the food components to comply with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. There was one day on the menu that was missing a third component for breakfast, and four days on the menu that was missing a vegetable and fruit, or two vegetables for lunch.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/3/2023

A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On the outdoor playground, the lattice surrounding the air conditioning unit was falling off, and one screw was protruding out of the wood that the lattice was attached.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/3/2023

DCDEE facility lookup

Before you tour

Crayolitas Childcare 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.

Sources and dates

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

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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