Foundation Of Life Childcare Center

Center · Dallas · 1030 Lower Dallas Hwy

What kind of place is this?

Size 199 children licensed Larger 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 6 of the 12 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 Five Star License
License status Active

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
June 16, 2026
On file
12 visits since March 2024 — 6 cited nothing, 5 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 10 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
Jan 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Oct 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · October 30, 2025

Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The menu posted for parents to see was not current, dated 10/20/2025 – 10/24/2025.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Jul 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · July 8, 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. The fire inspection on file for review was dated June 6, 2024.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/10/2025

Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space #2, one (1) tube of Boudreaux Butt Paste max strength diaper cream had an expiration date listed October 2024.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

May 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Feb 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · February 3, 2025

Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space #2, there was one (1) tube of Aquaphor healing ointment with an expiration date of 11/2024.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Jan 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · January 21, 2025

Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. A staff member handled two-year-old children in a manner that was not nurturing or appropriate.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/22/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

Jul 2024 Unannounced visit 3 findings

Unannounced visit · July 18, 2024

Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space #2, the medication authorization form for one (1) bottle of Banana Boat Kids Sport roll on sunscreen did not document the date permission was valid and the amount to administer documented on the permission form was “whatever”. In space #5a, medication authorization was not available for review for one (1) jar of Vaseline Baby Healing Jelly. In space #5b, one (1) tube of Eucerin Eczema Relief Cream had medication authorization on file that was valid from May 15, 2024, to June 15, 2024.

Violation corrected during visit

Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space #2, one (1) tube of Desitin Diaper Rash Cream had an expiration date January 2024.

Violation corrected during visit

Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. An immunization record was not available for review for one child with an enrollment date of June 5, 2024.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

May 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Apr 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · April 26, 2024

When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. In space #8, three children, four years of age, were sitting on a child sized couch in book area watching the cartoon, "PJ Masks" on the lead teachers electronic device.

Violation corrected during visit

Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. Per staff report, in space #3, one infant fell asleep in the high chair and was not placed in a crib for sleeping.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/6/2024

DCDEE facility lookup

Apr 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Mar 2024 Announced visit nothing cited

Before you tour

Foundation Of Life Childcare Center 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

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

Do you run Foundation Of Life Childcare Center? 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.