Footprints Learn N Play, LLC

Center · Charlotte · 6336 Old Meadow Rd.

What kind of place is this?

Size 15 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 3 of the 7 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?

Accepts subsidy Yes

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Four Star License
License status Active

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
June 25, 2026
On file
7 visits since October 2024 — 4 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.

Jun 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
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

May 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
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

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

Nov 2024 Announced visit nothing cited
Oct 2024 Announced visit nothing cited

Before you tour

Footprints Learn N Play, LLC 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.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Will it fit our family

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

Licensing and contact

State record

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Do you run Footprints Learn N Play, LLC? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.