Harrisburg · Licensed center
Harrisburg Presbyterian Church Child Dev.Center
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 269 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since March 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Dec 10, 2025Nothing cited
- Feb 11, 2025Nothing cited
Jul 2, 20241 citation
Citation
“Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space 105, the parent's signature and date was missing from a permission to administer form.”
Violation corrected during visit
Mar 19, 20246 citations
Citation
“All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. On the preschool playground, mulch surfacing did not meet the requirements of 6 inches.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/27/2024
Citation
“All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. On the preschool playground some of the play structures had chipping paint and rust.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Potentially hazardous items including but not limited to power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, gasoline, or kerosene were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or made inaccessible to children. In space 109, a package of baby wipes was stored in the bathroom used by children.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space 107 a topical ointment expired 2/2024. In space 110 two emergency medications expired 12/2023 and 1/2024.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space 105, plastic bags were stored below 5 feet. In space 101, diapers stored in a plastic sleeve was located on the floor in the bathroom used by children.”
Violation corrected during visit
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. In space 110 two medical action plans expired 3/8/24 and 3/14/24. On the transportation buses four medical action plans expired on 2/5/24, 11/8/23, 3/9/24, and 3/13/24”
Violation corrected during visit
Fewer than 20 Charlotte-area centers have had 4 licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- December 10, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since March 2024 — 2 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 7 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.
Jul 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · July 2, 2024
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space 105, the parent's signature and date was missing from a permission to administer form.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000227 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2024 Unannounced visit 6 findings
Unannounced visit · March 19, 2024
All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. On the preschool playground, mulch surfacing did not meet the requirements of 6 inches.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/27/2024
All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. On the preschool playground some of the play structures had chipping paint and rust.
Violation corrected during visit
Potentially hazardous items including but not limited to power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, gasoline, or kerosene were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or made inaccessible to children. In space 109, a package of baby wipes was stored in the bathroom used by children.
Violation corrected during visit
Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space 107 a topical ointment expired 2/2024. In space 110 two emergency medications expired 12/2023 and 1/2024.
Violation corrected during visit
Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space 105, plastic bags were stored below 5 feet. In space 101, diapers stored in a plastic sleeve was located on the floor in the bathroom used by children.
Violation corrected during visit
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. In space 110 two medical action plans expired 3/8/24 and 3/14/24. On the transportation buses four medical action plans expired on 2/5/24, 11/8/23, 3/9/24, and 3/13/24
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000227 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 455-5800
- Address
- 220 Oakley Street, Harrisburg, 28075
- License
- 13000227
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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 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 13000227 under License Number, and open the result.
Large means the biggest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 163 to 528 children. Small is 11 to 50; medium is 51 to 162.