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Harbor View Creative Learning Center

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At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 110 children.
  • Ages They list: 6 weeks until admission to kindergarten.
  • Hours 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
  • Tuition Infant $1,645, toddler $1,495, preschool $1,342 a month, full time. See costs
  • Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 8 of its 15 licensing inspections since May 2025.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Oct 9, 2026Nothing cited
  • Sep 29, 20261 citation
    • Citation
      • “Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. A teacher abruptly put their arm out while trying to intervene when one child was attempting to harm another child. This resulted in the child falling to the ground.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 9/29/2026

  • Sep 3, 2026Nothing cited
  • Aug 26, 20267 citations
    • Citation
      • “Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. On August 12, 2026 there was one teacher in a room with eleven children ages 1-4 years old. The ratio for one year old children is 1:6.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2026

    • Citation
      • “When combining age groups, the staff/child ratios for the youngest child in the group was not maintained for the entire group. Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the staff/child ratio for the youngest children was not followed. There were eleven children ages 1-4 years old grouped together with one caregiver.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2026

    • Citation
      • “Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Milk, nor water was not served with a meal on more than one occasion.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2026

    • Citation
      • “Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. Several incident reports were not signed by a parent, or included on the incident log.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2026

    • Citation
      • “The child care provider did not provide the required beverage(s). Milk was not served with the meal on more than one occasion.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2026

    • Citation
      • “An incident report was not completed and mailed to a Division representative within seven days after the incident when medical treatment was required. An incident requiring medical attention was not sent to a Division representative as required.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2026

    • Citation
      • “A copy of the incident report was not given to the parent. On at least three occasions a parent did not receive an incident report when their child was injured.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2026

  • Aug 7, 2026Nothing cited
  • Jun 17, 2026Nothing cited
  • May 26, 20269 citations
    • Citation
      • “A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. A child enrolled on 12/1/25 did not have documentation of receiving the summary of NC Child Care Law.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “The activity plan did not provide at least 4 different activities daily listed in GS 110-91(12): art/creative play; books; blocks; manipulatives; and family living and dramatic play, including one of which is outdoors if weather conditions permit. In space 4, the activity plan did not include at least 4 different activities.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/4/2026

    • Citation
      • “Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. In space 1, one infant bottle of milk did not have a the date. In space 8, one child's water bottle was not labeled. In space 9, two children's water bottles were not labeled.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. An unopened can of Busch Beer and an empty bottle of Tito's was located on the playground for toddler children.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. A staff member hired on 5/20/25 did not have an updated health questionnaire following the initial medical statement.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/4/2026

    • Citation
      • “Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff member hired on 5/20/25 did not have an updated Emergency Information form.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/4/2026

    • Citation
      • “Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. A child enrolled on 12/1/25 did not have documentation of receiving the facility's operational policies.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. A child enrolled on 12/1/25 did not have signed and dated statement of the discipline policy.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. A child enrolled on 12/1/25 did not have documentation of the facility's smoking and tobacco restriction.”

        Violation corrected during visit

  • Apr 14, 20262 citations
    • Citation
      • “A child was handled in a rough way, including shaking, pushing, shoving, pinching, slapping, biting, kicking, or spanking. On 4/9/26, a staff member handled a 3-year-old child in a rough and inappropriate manner when the staff member grabbed the child by the face, and pushed the child into a windowsill, resulting in an injury to the child's head. Also, on the same day, the same staff member handled a 4-year-old child in a rough and inappropriate manner by aggressively grabbing the child by one arm, shoving the child onto their nap cot, standing in front of the child not allowing the child to stand up, and aggressively threw the child onto the ground, because the child would not stay on their nap cot.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/17/2026

    • Citation
      • “There was a substantiation of child maltreatment. The Division confirmed sufficient information to determine child maltreatment regarding physical needs.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 10/9/2026

  • Oct 16, 20251 citation
    • 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. Space #8 had two sun blocks and one bug spray that were in aerosol dispensers.”

        Violation corrected during visit

  • Sep 25, 2025Nothing cited
  • Sep 5, 20251 citation
    • Citation
      • “Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A staff member that cares for children between the ages of two years and three years of age was observed on video footage from August 25, 2025 looking at a cell phone while a child two years of age has a plastic bat in his hand and is observed running into a water fountain and then he was observed heading towards the staff member.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/9/2025

  • Aug 12, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jul 31, 20251 citation
    • Citation
      • “Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. A child one year of age was sipping water from a sippy cup that did not have her name on it.”

        Violation corrected during visit

  • Jul 23, 20251 citation
    • Citation
      • “Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. A blank Staff/ child ratio sheet was posted in the classroom but was not completed with information needed.”

        Violation corrected during visit

  • May 29, 2025Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 8 of this center's 15 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 9, 2026
On file
15 visits since May 2025 — 7 cited nothing, 6 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 23 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 nothing cited
Sep 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · September 29, 2026

Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. A teacher abruptly put their arm out while trying to intervene when one child was attempting to harm another child. This resulted in the child falling to the ground.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 9/29/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000593 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Sep 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Aug 2026 Unannounced visit 7 findings

Unannounced visit · August 26, 2026

Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. On August 12, 2026 there was one teacher in a room with eleven children ages 1-4 years old. The ratio for one year old children is 1:6.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2026

When combining age groups, the staff/child ratios for the youngest child in the group was not maintained for the entire group. Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the staff/child ratio for the youngest children was not followed. There were eleven children ages 1-4 years old grouped together with one caregiver.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2026

Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Milk, nor water was not served with a meal on more than one occasion.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2026

Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. Several incident reports were not signed by a parent, or included on the incident log.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2026

The child care provider did not provide the required beverage(s). Milk was not served with the meal on more than one occasion.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2026

An incident report was not completed and mailed to a Division representative within seven days after the incident when medical treatment was required. An incident requiring medical attention was not sent to a Division representative as required.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2026

A copy of the incident report was not given to the parent. On at least three occasions a parent did not receive an incident report when their child was injured.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000593 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Aug 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jun 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
May 2026 Unannounced visit 9 findings

Unannounced visit · May 26, 2026

A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. A child enrolled on 12/1/25 did not have documentation of receiving the summary of NC Child Care Law.

Violation corrected during visit

The activity plan did not provide at least 4 different activities daily listed in GS 110-91(12): art/creative play; books; blocks; manipulatives; and family living and dramatic play, including one of which is outdoors if weather conditions permit. In space 4, the activity plan did not include at least 4 different activities.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/4/2026

Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. In space 1, one infant bottle of milk did not have a the date. In space 8, one child's water bottle was not labeled. In space 9, two children's water bottles were not labeled.

Violation corrected during visit

The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. An unopened can of Busch Beer and an empty bottle of Tito's was located on the playground for toddler children.

Violation corrected during visit

All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. A staff member hired on 5/20/25 did not have an updated health questionnaire following the initial medical statement.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/4/2026

Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff member hired on 5/20/25 did not have an updated Emergency Information form.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/4/2026

Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. A child enrolled on 12/1/25 did not have documentation of receiving the facility's operational policies.

Violation corrected during visit

Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. A child enrolled on 12/1/25 did not have signed and dated statement of the discipline policy.

Violation corrected during visit

The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. A child enrolled on 12/1/25 did not have documentation of the facility's smoking and tobacco restriction.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000593 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Apr 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · April 14, 2026

A child was handled in a rough way, including shaking, pushing, shoving, pinching, slapping, biting, kicking, or spanking. On 4/9/26, a staff member handled a 3-year-old child in a rough and inappropriate manner when the staff member grabbed the child by the face, and pushed the child into a windowsill, resulting in an injury to the child's head. Also, on the same day, the same staff member handled a 4-year-old child in a rough and inappropriate manner by aggressively grabbing the child by one arm, shoving the child onto their nap cot, standing in front of the child not allowing the child to stand up, and aggressively threw the child onto the ground, because the child would not stay on their nap cot.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/17/2026

There was a substantiation of child maltreatment. The Division confirmed sufficient information to determine child maltreatment regarding physical needs.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 10/9/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000593 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Oct 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · October 16, 2025

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. Space #8 had two sun blocks and one bug spray that were in aerosol dispensers.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000593 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Sep 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Sep 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · September 5, 2025

Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A staff member that cares for children between the ages of two years and three years of age was observed on video footage from August 25, 2025 looking at a cell phone while a child two years of age has a plastic bat in his hand and is observed running into a water fountain and then he was observed heading towards the staff member.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/9/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000593 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Aug 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jul 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · July 31, 2025

Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. A child one year of age was sipping water from a sippy cup that did not have her name on it.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000593 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Jul 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · July 23, 2025

Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. A blank Staff/ child ratio sheet was posted in the classroom but was not completed with information needed.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000593 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

May 2025 Announced visit nothing cited

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What it costs

Infant$1,645
Toddler$1,495
Preschool$1,342

Charlotte-area comparison hidden: too few providers here publish a full-time price for this age.

Harbor View Creative Learning CenterMost Charlotte-area prices (middle 80%)

Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Charlotte-area full-time prices for that age; 12 infant and 12 toddler programs publish one.

Part time
$823 to $1,364 a month
Application fee
$125
Siblings
10% older sibling discount

A day here

6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week

Meals, outdoors, sleep and five more
Meals
Meals meet/exceed USDA guidelines; breakfast, lunch, and snacks served throughout the day, organic/locally sourced when available
Outdoors
Outdoor play when weather permits; sunscreen applied per age (children 2+ get sunscreen 30 min before outdoor play, reapplied every 2 hours; under 1 given shade)
Sleep
All children lay down to rest but are not required to sleep; infants/young toddlers get a crib or napping cot, older toddlers/preschoolers get a napping cot; monitored by sight and sound
Diapers
Parents supply diapers, pull-ups, and wipes
Screens
Technology-free classrooms, no media for children
Updates for parents
Tadpoles App (daily/weekly updates), monthly Community Calendar, Facebook/Instagram
Schedule
Full-time, part-time
Closed
6 holidays and breaks a year
DatesSpring Break (Fri before Easter–Tue after), Memorial Day, Labor Day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day + day after, Christmas Break Dec 24–Jan 1; plus staff training closures President's Day and Columbus Day

Policies

When a child is sick
Fever of 100.4°F (100°F for infants) sent home immediately; must be fever-free 24 hours without fever-reducing medication before returning
Special needs
Tries to accommodate all special needs/disabilities; children needing specialized care or disability accommodation enrolled on a two-week trial to assess ability to meet needs

Details

Phone
(980) 451-6108
Address
179 Town Square Cir, Mooresville, 28117
License
49000593
Quality program
One Star License
Ages they serve
6 weeks until admission to kindergarten

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What it costs

State record

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

A day here

Policies

Details

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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