Charlotte · Licensed center

Growing Minds Early Learning Academy

What the state has found

The state cited rules at its 1 licensing inspection, in September 2026.

Fewer than 20 Charlotte-area centers have had 1 licensing inspection, so there is no comparison yet.

Licensing inspections

Sep 1, 20262 citations
  • “Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible. The small wood kitchen in Space 1 was missing knobs and a handle. The knobs and handle should be replaced.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/9/2026

  • “Questionable medication instructions from parents were followed without signed written dosage instructions received from physician or authorized health professional. The medication permission form signed by the parent stated 2.5 ml dosage for Benadryl for an infant. The box indicated that the medication was not for children under two years of age. The medical action plan signed by the physician stated Cetrizine for the infant.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/9/2026

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
September 1, 2026
On file
1 visit, September 2026 — it cited findings
Fixed?
All 2 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.

Sep 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · September 1, 2026

Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible. The small wood kitchen in Space 1 was missing knobs and a handle. The knobs and handle should be replaced.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/9/2026

Questionable medication instructions from parents were followed without signed written dosage instructions received from physician or authorized health professional. The medication permission form signed by the parent stated 2.5 ml dosage for Benadryl for an infant. The box indicated that the medication was not for children under two years of age. The medical action plan signed by the physician stated Cetrizine for the infant.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/9/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004455 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

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Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

(704) 222-8868

Address
1331 Tyvola Road
License
60004455, active

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All checked October 2026.

State record

From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004455 under License Number, and open the result.

Medium means the middle half of Charlotte-area’s 591 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 51 to 162 children. Small is 11 to 50; large is 163 to 528.