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Charlotte · Licensed family home

Fannie And Friends LLC

At a glance

  • Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
  • Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since April 2026.

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Licensing inspections

  • Nov 3, 20265 citations
    • Citation
      • “Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. Several bottles of cleaning products and two aerosol cans of Lysol were stored on the dining room table and bathroom.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Adequate supervision was not provided for children in the Family Child Care Home. The operator answered the front door of the residence and four children ranging in age from one to four years of age were in the designated child care space in the back of the residence. (through front living rooms, kitchen, 2nd living room, then back room). Children were observed leaving one space to another without the operator's awareness.”

        Violation pending provider response

    • Citation
      • “Baby food, snack items, and meal items sent from home, for each individual child, were not dated and labeled with the child's name. Four water bottles sent from home were not labeled and dated.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. The tracking tool used by Ms. W. was not completed properly. No children were signed in with an arrival time for today, 11/3/26. Ms. W. stated the parents wrote in the slots for yesterday instead of today. Children's arrival and departure times were not documented for 11/2/26.”

        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. A one-year-old child was observed chewing on a car with wheels that were small and considered a potential choking hazard. Several plastic bags and toys with small parts were observed accessible to children under the age of three.”

        Violation pending provider response

  • Jul 8, 20264 citations
    • Citation
      • “Signed and dated statement which attests that a copy of the discipline policy was given to and discussed with a parent/guardian of each child prior to enrollment was not on file in the home. One child did not have a signed discipline policy on file that showed the policy was given to a parent.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/11/2026

    • Citation
      • “Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. One child did not have receipt that the law was given and reviewed with the child's parent.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/10/2026

    • Citation
      • “The written plan of care was not given and explained to parents of children in care on or before the first day the child attended the home. Parents did not sign a statement acknowledging the receipt and explanation of the plan. Parents did not give written permission for their child to be transported by the operator for specific routine tasks that are included on the written schedule. Two children did not have a signed written plan of care on file.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/10/2026

    • Citation
      • “Operator did not provide a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy to parents at time of enrollment, and / or within fourteen days of a changes to the policy. One child did not have a signed shaken baby and head trauma policy on file.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/10/2026

  • May 27, 2026Nothing cited
  • Apr 7, 2026Nothing cited

Fewer than 20 Charlotte-area family homes have had 4 licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
November 3, 2026
On file
4 visits since April 2026 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
7 of 9 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 5 findings

Unannounced visit · November 3, 2026

Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. Several bottles of cleaning products and two aerosol cans of Lysol were stored on the dining room table and bathroom.

Violation corrected during visit

Adequate supervision was not provided for children in the Family Child Care Home. The operator answered the front door of the residence and four children ranging in age from one to four years of age were in the designated child care space in the back of the residence. (through front living rooms, kitchen, 2nd living room, then back room). Children were observed leaving one space to another without the operator's awareness.

Violation pending provider response

Baby food, snack items, and meal items sent from home, for each individual child, were not dated and labeled with the child's name. Four water bottles sent from home were not labeled and dated.

Violation corrected during visit

Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. The tracking tool used by Ms. W. was not completed properly. No children were signed in with an arrival time for today, 11/3/26. Ms. W. stated the parents wrote in the slots for yesterday instead of today. Children's arrival and departure times were not documented for 11/2/26.

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. A one-year-old child was observed chewing on a car with wheels that were small and considered a potential choking hazard. Several plastic bags and toys with small parts were observed accessible to children under the age of three.

Violation pending provider response

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004442 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Jul 2026 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · July 8, 2026

Signed and dated statement which attests that a copy of the discipline policy was given to and discussed with a parent/guardian of each child prior to enrollment was not on file in the home. One child did not have a signed discipline policy on file that showed the policy was given to a parent.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/11/2026

Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. One child did not have receipt that the law was given and reviewed with the child's parent.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/10/2026

The written plan of care was not given and explained to parents of children in care on or before the first day the child attended the home. Parents did not sign a statement acknowledging the receipt and explanation of the plan. Parents did not give written permission for their child to be transported by the operator for specific routine tasks that are included on the written schedule. Two children did not have a signed written plan of care on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/10/2026

Operator did not provide a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy to parents at time of enrollment, and / or within fourteen days of a changes to the policy. One child did not have a signed shaken baby and head trauma policy on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/10/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004442 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

May 2026 Announced visit nothing cited
Apr 2026 Announced visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(704) 299-5442
Address
7230 Meadowland Drive, Charlotte, 28215
License
60004442

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State record

From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004442 under License Number, and open the result.
  • Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004442 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.

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.

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