Charlotte · Licensed family home
Ellen Tobin Child Care
At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 9 licensing inspections since November 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 7, 2026Nothing cited
- Jun 15, 2026Nothing cited
Oct 23, 20254 citations
Citation
“Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of 30 days. Safe sleep checks were not maintained for a minimum of 30 days.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/30/2025
Citation
“A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The roster listing household members and caregivers was not completed in the ABCMS portal.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/6/2025
Citation
“Products that are labeled "keep out of reach of children" without any other warnings, were not stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is five feet above the finished floor. Diaper creams labeled "keep out of reach of children" were stored on top of the piano next to the changing table below five feet.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three. Dolls with small parts were available for children under three years of age. Arms were observed missing from the dolls that could pose a choking hazard.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/30/2025
May 7, 20251 citation
Citation
“Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. Two (2) electrical outlets did not have safety plugs in the child care space.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Nov 12, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 8, 2024Nothing cited
- Jun 27, 2024Nothing cited
- Jun 19, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 16, 2023Nothing cited
Fewer than 20 Charlotte-area family homes have had 9 licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- October 7, 2026
- On file
- 9 visits since November 2023 — 7 cited nothing, 7 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.
Oct 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · October 23, 2025
Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of 30 days. Safe sleep checks were not maintained for a minimum of 30 days.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/30/2025
A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The roster listing household members and caregivers was not completed in the ABCMS portal.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/6/2025
Products that are labeled "keep out of reach of children" without any other warnings, were not stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is five feet above the finished floor. Diaper creams labeled "keep out of reach of children" were stored on top of the piano next to the changing table below five feet.
Violation corrected during visit
Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three. Dolls with small parts were available for children under three years of age. Arms were observed missing from the dolls that could pose a choking hazard.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/30/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003599 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
May 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · May 7, 2025
Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. Two (2) electrical outlets did not have safety plugs in the child care space.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003599 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (216) 225-1834
- Address
- 3221 Sunnymede Lane, Charlotte, 28209
- License
- 60003599
- Quality program
- One Star License
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All checked July 2026.
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60003599 under License Number, and open the result.
Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Charlotte-area’s 139 licensed family homes hold. Small is 5 to 7; larger is 9 to 11.