Home Sweet Home

Home · Gastonia · 1213 Ashton Ave.

What kind of place is this?

Size 10 children licensed Larger than at least half of Charlotte home daycares, which license 8. Measured across 141 Charlotte home daycares, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit North Carolina DCDEE names a limited company as the licensee, and it is not in the IRS register of tax-exempt organisations. ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov

How this compares

North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 2 of the 7 visits below. Across Charlotte home daycares it cites something at about 44% 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

License status Active

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
July 29, 2026
On file
7 visits since October 2025 — 5 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 6 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 2026 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · July 29, 2026

Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. A signed statement was not on file for the five children enrolled in the facility regarding receipt of the Summary of the NC Child Care Law.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/7/2026

Operator did not retain the safe sleep acknowledgement in the child's records as long as the child was enrolled. One infant, seven months of age, enrolled on July 10, 2026, did not have the safe sleep acknowledgement signed by the parent on file for review.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/7/2026

Application was not on file for each enrolled child, including his/her own preschool child(ren) who are not school-age. One infant, seven months of age, enrolled on July 10, 2026, did not have an application on file for review.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/7/2026

Application did not have an a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. One child with an enrollment date of June 30, 2026, did not have medical action plans for their allergies and asthma attached to their enrollment application. The medical action plans were not on file and available for review.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/7/2026

DCDEE facility lookup

Jul 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jun 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · June 2, 2026

Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. Monthly checks for hazards on the outdoor play area were not completed in March, 2026, April 2026, or May 2026.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/16/2026

A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The ABCMS provider portal training had not been completed to establish a provider portal facility roster.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/16/2026

DCDEE facility lookup

Apr 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Mar 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Feb 2026 Announced visit nothing cited
Oct 2025 Announced visit nothing cited

Before you tour

Home Sweet Home 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.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

Licensing and contact

State record

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