Charlotte · Licensed family home
Gracious Gifts In-Home Child Care
At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 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 November 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 5, 20261 citation
Citation
“Operator did not keep records of monthly fire drills, quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drills, incident reports, incident logs, accurate attendance, emergency numbers, emergency preparedness and response plan, field trip/transportation permission, pet vaccinations records and/or playground inspections monthly outdoor safety checks for a minimum of one year. The monthly inspection was not completed for April 2026.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Apr 1, 2026Nothing cited
- Oct 20, 2025Nothing cited
- Jun 11, 2025Nothing cited
Oct 23, 20242 citations
Citation
“The child care operator did not comply with all State laws, federal laws and/or local ordinances that pertain to child health, safety, and welfare, as required by General Statute 110-91. The facility was not listed as current and active on the NC Secretary of State website.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/31/2024
Citation
“For off-premise activities occurring on regular basis, the standing permission for 12 months had expired. The off-premise form expired October 1, 2024, for child (C.D.J).”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/24/2024
- Jun 18, 2024Nothing cited
- Jun 12, 2024Nothing cited
Nov 2, 20231 citation
Citation
“Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. The monthly inspection was not completed for October 2023.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/3/2023
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 8 inspections. Charlotte-area family homes inspected 8 times split three ways: 18% had fewer, 36% the same, and 46% more (28 family homes).
How all 28 Charlotte-area family homes inspected 8 times compare
Of the 28 Charlotte-area family homes the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None4%
- 2 of 814%
- 3 of 836%This home
- 4 of 87%
- 5 of 825%
- 6 of 87%
- 7 of 87%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- October 5, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since November 2023 — 5 cited nothing, 4 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 4 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 1 finding
Unannounced visit · October 5, 2026
Operator did not keep records of monthly fire drills, quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drills, incident reports, incident logs, accurate attendance, emergency numbers, emergency preparedness and response plan, field trip/transportation permission, pet vaccinations records and/or playground inspections monthly outdoor safety checks for a minimum of one year. The monthly inspection was not completed for April 2026.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004234 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Oct 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · October 23, 2024
The child care operator did not comply with all State laws, federal laws and/or local ordinances that pertain to child health, safety, and welfare, as required by General Statute 110-91. The facility was not listed as current and active on the NC Secretary of State website.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/31/2024
For off-premise activities occurring on regular basis, the standing permission for 12 months had expired. The off-premise form expired October 1, 2024, for child (C.D.J).
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/24/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004234 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Nov 2023 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · November 2, 2023
No longer on the state’s site as of November 2, 2026
Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. The monthly inspection was not completed for October 2023.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/3/2023
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004234 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 819-6329
- Address
- 4304 Hey Rock Court, Charlotte, 28269
- License
- 60004234
- Quality program
- Five 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 60004234 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 60004234 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Charlotte-area’s 139 licensed family homes hold. Small is 5 to 7; larger is 9 to 11.