Harrisburg · Licensed center
Dixon Academy #2
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 125 children.
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 7 of its 15 licensing inspections since March 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Nov 3, 20261 citation
Citation
“Staff did not interact with children in positive ways by helping them feel welcome and comfortable, treating them with respect, listening to what they say, responding to them with acceptance and appreciation, and/or participating in activities with the children. On October 19, 2026, a staff member made the statement, “I wish you would throw that again,” while addressing a child’s behavior in Space 8.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2026
- Sep 28, 2026Nothing cited
- Jul 28, 2026Nothing cited
- Jul 15, 2026Nothing cited
Jun 17, 20261 citation
Citation
“Each adult and child was not restrained by appropriate individual belt/device. Based on the documentation received and reviewed from the provider, the booster seats used to transport children three, four, and five years of age on June 11, 2026 did not meet the NC seat belt law.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2026
Jun 9, 20261 citation
Citation
“Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. An incident report was not completed for a child for an injury that occurred between 4/22-4/24.The injury was reported to administrative staff but an incident report was not written by teacher or administrative staff.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/15/2026
- Mar 20, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 10, 2026Nothing cited
- Nov 21, 2025Nothing cited
- Jul 15, 2025Nothing cited
Mar 6, 20252 citations
Citation
“Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. Operator has not obtained an approved fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/20/2025
Citation
“The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. A staff member hired on 6/10/24 did not have the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training certificate on file and available for review.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/20/2025
Sep 16, 20242 citations
Citation
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff members hired on 5/23/24 and 6/10/24 had expired First Aid certification.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2024
Citation
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff members hired on 5/23/24 and 6/10/24 had expired CPR certification.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2024
Jul 24, 20246 citations
Citation
“A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. A child's file did not have documentation the family received the summary of the law.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/30/2024
Citation
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted in space one was for the week of July 15th.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. One of the plastic boarder pieces is broken and the hole is large enough for a child's foot to get stuck and it is also holding water. This is located on the backside of large playground structure.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/30/2024
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. A staff member hired on 5/20/24 does not have a medical report on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/30/2024
Citation
“New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. A staff member that began employment on 5/20/24 has not had new staff orientation.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/30/2024
Citation
“Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. There was no documentation in a child's file the operational policies were discussed with the family.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/30/2024
Jun 6, 20247 citations
Citation
“Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The first children were enrolled occurred on May 6. 2024 and a fire drill was not conducted for the month of May.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/20/2024
Citation
“Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, less than six feet, was not free from protrusions. The fence outside closest to the dumpster is measuring 3 feet 9 inches. The fence in the corner on the slope closest to the structure in the back is measuring 3 feet 7 inches and has protrusions that is considered a hazard.”
Violation corrected during visit
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 member that was hired on 4/11/22 and was transferred from the Concord location did not have her medical report in her file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/20/2024
Citation
“On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One staff member that was hired on 4/11/22 and was transferred from the Concord location did not have her TB test/screening in her file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/20/2024
Citation
“All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. A staff member that was hired on 4/11/22 and was transferred from the Concord location did not have a medical statement or a health questionnaire in her file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/20/2024
Citation
“Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. One child's file did not have a signed and dated statement in their file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/20/2024
Citation
“Parent’s statement includes the child’s name and date of enrollment and the date the parent signed the statement. Two children's files monitored did not have their enrollment date listed on the Discipline Policy.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/20/2024
- Mar 19, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 7 of this center's 15 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: more than 99% of 271.
How all 271 Charlotte-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 271 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Someover 99%This center
- Allunder 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- November 3, 2026
- On file
- 15 visits since March 2024 — 8 cited nothing, 6 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 20 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.
Nov 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · November 3, 2026
Staff did not interact with children in positive ways by helping them feel welcome and comfortable, treating them with respect, listening to what they say, responding to them with acceptance and appreciation, and/or participating in activities with the children. On October 19, 2026, a staff member made the statement, “I wish you would throw that again,” while addressing a child’s behavior in Space 8.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/5/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000617 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jun 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · June 17, 2026
Each adult and child was not restrained by appropriate individual belt/device. Based on the documentation received and reviewed from the provider, the booster seats used to transport children three, four, and five years of age on June 11, 2026 did not meet the NC seat belt law.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000617 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jun 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · June 9, 2026
Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. An incident report was not completed for a child for an injury that occurred between 4/22-4/24.The injury was reported to administrative staff but an incident report was not written by teacher or administrative staff.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/15/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000617 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · March 6, 2025
Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. Operator has not obtained an approved fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/20/2025
The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. A staff member hired on 6/10/24 did not have the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training certificate on file and available for review.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/20/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000617 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · September 16, 2024
All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff members hired on 5/23/24 and 6/10/24 had expired First Aid certification.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2024
All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff members hired on 5/23/24 and 6/10/24 had expired CPR certification.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000617 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jul 2024 Unannounced visit 6 findings
Unannounced visit · July 24, 2024
A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. A child's file did not have documentation the family received the summary of the law.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/30/2024
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted in space one was for the week of July 15th.
Violation corrected during visit
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. One of the plastic boarder pieces is broken and the hole is large enough for a child's foot to get stuck and it is also holding water. This is located on the backside of large playground structure.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/30/2024
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. A staff member hired on 5/20/24 does not have a medical report on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/30/2024
New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. A staff member that began employment on 5/20/24 has not had new staff orientation.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/30/2024
Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. There was no documentation in a child's file the operational policies were discussed with the family.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/30/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000617 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jun 2024 Unannounced visit 7 findings
Unannounced visit · June 6, 2024
Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The first children were enrolled occurred on May 6. 2024 and a fire drill was not conducted for the month of May.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/20/2024
Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, less than six feet, was not free from protrusions. The fence outside closest to the dumpster is measuring 3 feet 9 inches. The fence in the corner on the slope closest to the structure in the back is measuring 3 feet 7 inches and has protrusions that is considered a hazard.
Violation corrected during visit
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 member that was hired on 4/11/22 and was transferred from the Concord location did not have her medical report in her file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/20/2024
On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One staff member that was hired on 4/11/22 and was transferred from the Concord location did not have her TB test/screening in her file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/20/2024
All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. A staff member that was hired on 4/11/22 and was transferred from the Concord location did not have a medical statement or a health questionnaire in her file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/20/2024
Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. One child's file did not have a signed and dated statement in their file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/20/2024
Parent’s statement includes the child’s name and date of enrollment and the date the parent signed the statement. Two children's files monitored did not have their enrollment date listed on the Discipline Policy.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/20/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000617 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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A day here
- Updates for parents
- Parent-Teacher Conferences held twice each year, plus an Annual Open House
How they teach
Play-based and developmental
“The Twos program uses hands-on, play-based learning to support social, emotional, cognitive, language, and physical growth.”
Who cares for your child
Dr. Ronald Dixon (Executive Administrative Assistant) twelve years there, Rayven White (Director of Education) twelve years there, Diamon Adams (Director of Operations), 25 years in early childhood, Dr. Anthony Harrison (Director - Charlotte), 15 years in early childhood, Laurie Donnally (Director - Concord), 20 years in early childhood and Jaleesa Turner (Director - Howard Levine), 10 years in early childhood.
12 years · Charlotte-area median 22, among 32 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (704) 391-9875
- Address
- 120 Robinson Ave, Harrisburg, 28075
- License
- 13000617
- Quality program
- Five Star License
- Siblings
- Sibling discounts available
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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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 dixonacademy.com/twos
- Approach — Checked July 2026 dixonacademy.com/about
Who cares for your child
- Staff dixonacademy.com
What it costs
- Sibling discount — Checked July 2026 dixonacademy.com
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Updates for parents — Checked July 2026 dixonacademy.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 13000617 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website — Checked July 2026 dixonacademy.com
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 dixonacademy.com
Medium means the middle half of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 51 to 162 children. Small is 11 to 50; large is 163 to 528.