Happy Hearts Child Care, Inc.

Center · Charlotte · 7701 Briardale Drive

What kind of place is this?

Size 12 children licensed Smaller than the middle half of Charlotte centers, where the middle half licenses 50–162. Measured across 598 Charlotte centers, 2026-08-17.

How this compares

North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 5 of the 8 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 15, 2026
On file
8 visits since January 2024 — 3 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 9 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 1 finding

Unannounced visit · June 15, 2026

A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The lesson plan posted was dated for the week of 6-8-2026.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Jan 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · January 23, 2026

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. Inspection was conducted on 7/8/25.

Violation corrected during visit

Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. spaces were missing the required posting.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

May 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · May 23, 2025

Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The drill was completed, however the information was not written on the correct form.

Violation corrected during visit

Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The date of the shelter in place was not written on the form.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Feb 2025 Announced visit nothing cited
Jan 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jan 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · January 23, 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. Fire inspection was conducted on 7/8/2025, inspection was received today.

Violation corrected during visit

Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. This posting was not found in all spaces used.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Jun 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jan 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · January 26, 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. There was a can of Lysol disinfect on the steps leading to the upstairs area behind a gate.

Violation corrected during visit

Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Several staff files did not have medical information in a separate file.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Before you tour

Happy Hearts Child Care, Inc. 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.

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.

All checked July 2026.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

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.

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