Charlotte · Licensed center
George E. Simmons YMCA
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 99 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 10 licensing inspections since November 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 28, 20267 citations
Citation
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The aftersschool rooms did not have current activity plans posted. (october 12-12, 2026)”
Violation pending provider response
Citation
“Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. Childen left circle time and did not wash hands prior to consuming food.”
Violation pending provider response
Citation
“Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. One staff did not have an application on file.”
Violation pending provider response
Citation
“The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. All staff did not review the plan with-in the year.”
Violation pending provider response
Citation
“The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Mulch measured 3 inches in several places.”
Violation pending provider response
Citation
“Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. One staff did not have a current trainings. expired 2023.”
Violation pending provider response
Citation
“The professional development plan was not reviewed annually. Several staff did not have this requirment for 2026.”
Violation pending provider response
- Mar 2, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 20, 2026Nothing cited
- Nov 4, 2025Nothing cited
- Aug 25, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 14, 20251 citation
Citation
“A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. The schedule posted was only for afterschool, children have been present for a full day.”
Violation corrected during visit
Nov 5, 20241 citation
Citation
“Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. The blue room had two uncovered outlets near the windows and television.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Apr 16, 2024Nothing cited
- Apr 10, 2024Nothing cited
Nov 7, 20232 citations
Citation
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. there was no activity plan in the green room (space 2).”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Staff last health questionnaire was dated for 7/2022.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/10/2023
The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 10 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: more than 99% of 271.
How all 271 Charlotte-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 271 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Someover 99%This center
- Allunder 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- October 28, 2026
- On file
- 10 visits since November 2023 — 6 cited nothing, 4 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- 4 of 11 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 2026 Unannounced visit 7 findings
Unannounced visit · October 28, 2026
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The aftersschool rooms did not have current activity plans posted. (october 12-12, 2026)
Violation pending provider response
Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. Childen left circle time and did not wash hands prior to consuming food.
Violation pending provider response
Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. One staff did not have an application on file.
Violation pending provider response
The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. All staff did not review the plan with-in the year.
Violation pending provider response
The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Mulch measured 3 inches in several places.
Violation pending provider response
Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. One staff did not have a current trainings. expired 2023.
Violation pending provider response
The professional development plan was not reviewed annually. Several staff did not have this requirment for 2026.
Violation pending provider response
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003648 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Apr 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · April 14, 2025
A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. The schedule posted was only for afterschool, children have been present for a full day.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003648 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Nov 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · November 5, 2024
Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. The blue room had two uncovered outlets near the windows and television.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003648 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Nov 2023 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · November 7, 2023
No longer on the state’s site as of November 7, 2026
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. there was no activity plan in the green room (space 2).
Violation corrected during visit
No longer on the state’s site as of November 7, 2026
All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Staff last health questionnaire was dated for 7/2022.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/10/2023
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003648 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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A day here
- Calendar
- School year
Schedule
- Schedule
- Half-day (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
How they teach
Play-based
“we believe that children learn best through play. That's why our half-day preschool programs are the place for kids ages 1-6 to experience the magic of childhood.”
Details
- Phone
- (704) 716-6600
- Address
- 6824 Democracy Drive, Charlotte, 28212
- License
- 60003648
- Quality program
- Five Star License
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, cost, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 ymcacharlotte.org
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Calendar, Schedule — Checked July 2026 ymcacharlotte.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60003648 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website — Checked July 2026 ymcacharlotte.org
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 ymcacharlotte.org
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60003648 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
Medium means the middle half of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 51 to 162 children. Small is 11 to 50; large is 163 to 528.