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Charlotte · Licensed center

God's Creation Scholar Academy

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 56 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 4 of its 9 licensing inspections since January 2024.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Jun 26, 20264 citations
    • Citation
      • “A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A child's emergency medication was stored behind lock and key.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Over-the-counter medicines were not in their original containers or administered as authorized in writing by parent, physician or authorized health professional. Two over the counter medications did not include the measuring cup or syringe to accurately measure medication if needed.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/4/2026

    • Citation
      • “Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. The medication permission forms did not list the amount of medication or the route for which the medication should be administered.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/4/2026

    • Citation
      • “The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis or when changes to the plan were made by the child's parent or health care professional. One (1) child's medical action plan was not completed fully. The 2nd page of the form was incomplete.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/4/2026

  • Dec 11, 2025Nothing cited
  • Dec 5, 20252 citations
    • Citation
      • “Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Three (3) children did not have medication authorizations completed for emergency medications and over the counter medications.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/19/2025

    • Citation
      • “Center administrators and staff did not use the information provided in the application to ensure that each individual child's needs are met. Three (3) children had medications listed on individual medical action plans that were not onsite.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/19/2025

  • Oct 9, 2025Nothing cited
  • May 21, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jan 14, 20251 citation
    • Citation
      • “Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. The safe sleep documentation for the child sleeping indicated the teacher laid the infant down on her tummy. The teacher confirmed she laid the child on their tummy and not their back. Repeat violation”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/23/2025

  • Dec 17, 20247 citations
    • Citation
      • “Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. A child who was 18 months old was grouped with children between the ages of 2 and 3 years old.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/31/2024

    • Citation
      • “All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. A portion of the ceiling in the hallway was cut out due to a reported issue with the air conditioning. Walls were observed chipped and with peeling paint in Space 3.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/31/2024

    • Citation
      • “A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The edge of an area rug next to shelving units in Space 1 was curled up posing a tripping hazard. Acorns were observed on the infant/toddler playground posing a choking hazard.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/31/2024

    • Citation
      • “All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. The kitchen door was observed unlocked and the door was cracked open. I pushed the door open and observed no staff inside. The door at the rear of the kitchen was cracked opened as well and I observed a mop bucket filled with water and Clorox bleach stored on the floor.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. The safe sleep checks were not completed as required for children under 12 months of age. Two (2) infants did not have current safe sleep checks available for review and the safe sleep check for the sleeping infant was not completed with the required information. The position of the infant was not noted and the teacher did not initial checking on the infant.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/31/2024

    • Citation
      • “Parent’s statement includes the child’s name and date of enrollment and the date the parent signed the statement. A child's signed discipline policy did not indicate the date of enrollment.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/31/2024

    • Citation
      • “Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. One (1) teacher was present with eight (8) children ages 1 - 3 years old.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 1/14/2025

  • Jun 6, 2024Nothing cited
  • Jan 10, 2024Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 9 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 9 times had more: 71% of 49 had rules cited at 5 or more.

How all 49 Charlotte-area centers inspected 9 times compare

Of the 49 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 9 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • 1 of 94%
  • 2 of 94%
  • 3 of 96%
  • 4 of 914%This center
  • 5 of 922%
  • 6 of 922%
  • 7 of 912%
  • 8 of 912%
  • All 92%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
June 26, 2026
On file
9 visits since January 2024 — 5 cited nothing, 5 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 14 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 4 findings

Unannounced visit · June 26, 2026

A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A child's emergency medication was stored behind lock and key.

Violation corrected during visit

Over-the-counter medicines were not in their original containers or administered as authorized in writing by parent, physician or authorized health professional. Two over the counter medications did not include the measuring cup or syringe to accurately measure medication if needed.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/4/2026

Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. The medication permission forms did not list the amount of medication or the route for which the medication should be administered.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/4/2026

The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis or when changes to the plan were made by the child's parent or health care professional. One (1) child's medical action plan was not completed fully. The 2nd page of the form was incomplete.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/4/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003844 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Dec 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Dec 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · December 5, 2025

Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Three (3) children did not have medication authorizations completed for emergency medications and over the counter medications.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/19/2025

Center administrators and staff did not use the information provided in the application to ensure that each individual child's needs are met. Three (3) children had medications listed on individual medical action plans that were not onsite.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/19/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003844 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Oct 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
May 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jan 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · January 14, 2025

Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. The safe sleep documentation for the child sleeping indicated the teacher laid the infant down on her tummy. The teacher confirmed she laid the child on their tummy and not their back. Repeat violation

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/23/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003844 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Dec 2024 Unannounced visit 7 findings

Unannounced visit · December 17, 2024

Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. A child who was 18 months old was grouped with children between the ages of 2 and 3 years old.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/31/2024

All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. A portion of the ceiling in the hallway was cut out due to a reported issue with the air conditioning. Walls were observed chipped and with peeling paint in Space 3.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/31/2024

A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The edge of an area rug next to shelving units in Space 1 was curled up posing a tripping hazard. Acorns were observed on the infant/toddler playground posing a choking hazard.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/31/2024

All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. The kitchen door was observed unlocked and the door was cracked open. I pushed the door open and observed no staff inside. The door at the rear of the kitchen was cracked opened as well and I observed a mop bucket filled with water and Clorox bleach stored on the floor.

Violation corrected during visit

Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. The safe sleep checks were not completed as required for children under 12 months of age. Two (2) infants did not have current safe sleep checks available for review and the safe sleep check for the sleeping infant was not completed with the required information. The position of the infant was not noted and the teacher did not initial checking on the infant.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/31/2024

Parent’s statement includes the child’s name and date of enrollment and the date the parent signed the statement. A child's signed discipline policy did not indicate the date of enrollment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/31/2024

Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. One (1) teacher was present with eight (8) children ages 1 - 3 years old.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 1/14/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003844 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Jun 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jan 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(980) 498-2732
Address
2631 Lucena Street, Charlotte, 28206
License
60003844
Quality program
Four Star License

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All checked July 2026.

State record

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

Details

  • Phone, Address, License, Quality program ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60003844 under License Number, and open the result.

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.

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