Charlotte · Licensed center
Footprints Learn N Play, LLC
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 15 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 8 licensing inspections since October 2024.
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Licensing inspections
- Sep 15, 2026Nothing cited
- Jun 25, 2026Nothing cited
Nov 25, 20252 citations
Citation
“Substitutes and volunteers counted in ratio were not informed of the center's EPR Plan and its location. Documentation of this notice was not maintained on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. Documentation of a volunteer being informed of the center's EPR plan was not maintained on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/9/2025
Citation
“At least one staff member counted to comply with the rule did not complete the training in playground safety within six months of employment date. One (1) staff member did not complete playground safety training within six months of employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/5/2026
- May 1, 2025Nothing cited
Feb 21, 20252 citations
Citation
“Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The menu that was posted was not current.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. One staff member did not have a signed Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy on file prior to working with the children.”
Violation corrected during visit
Dec 19, 20241 citation
Citation
“Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Six children were present, only five children were signed in on the attendance sheet.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Nov 13, 2024Nothing cited
- Oct 17, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 8 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 8 times had more: 81% of 73 had rules cited at 4 or more.
How all 73 Charlotte-area centers inspected 8 times compare
Of the 73 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 81%
- 2 of 84%
- 3 of 814%This center
- 4 of 812%
- 5 of 829%
- 6 of 823%
- 7 of 815%
- All 81%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- September 15, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since October 2024 — 5 cited nothing, 2 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.
Nov 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · November 25, 2025
Substitutes and volunteers counted in ratio were not informed of the center's EPR Plan and its location. Documentation of this notice was not maintained on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. Documentation of a volunteer being informed of the center's EPR plan was not maintained on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/9/2025
At least one staff member counted to comply with the rule did not complete the training in playground safety within six months of employment date. One (1) staff member did not complete playground safety training within six months of employment.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/5/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004374 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Feb 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · February 21, 2025
Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The menu that was posted was not current.
Violation corrected during visit
The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. One staff member did not have a signed Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy on file prior to working with the children.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004374 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Dec 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · December 19, 2024
Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Six children were present, only five children were signed in on the attendance sheet.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004374 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 345-1326
- Address
- 6336 Old Meadow Rd., Charlotte, 28227
- License
- 60004374
- Quality program
- Four Star License
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State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004374 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 60004374 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
Small means the smallest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 11 to 50 children. Medium is 51 to 162; large is 163 to 528.