Charlotte · Licensed center
Howells Playskool Inc
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 15 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 7 licensing inspections since March 2024.
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Licensing inspections
- Jun 3, 2026Nothing cited
- Dec 4, 2025Nothing cited
- Jun 9, 2025Nothing cited
Jan 28, 20251 citation
Citation
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space #1 I observed the wall underneath the window cracked/ the paint is not in good repair. In space #2, I observed the wall near the cozy corner cracked/ the paint in not in good repair.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/29/2025
- Jul 26, 2024Nothing cited
Jun 11, 20241 citation
Citation
“The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The mulch surfacing on the Outdoor Learning Environment play areas measured below six inches.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/12/2024
Mar 28, 20241 citation
Citation
“Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. One new staff member (A.T) with a start date of 2/12/24, did not have documentation of a medical report prior to start date.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/8/2024
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 7 times had more: 65% of 86 had rules cited at 4 or more.
How all 86 Charlotte-area centers inspected 7 times compare
Of the 86 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None5%
- 1 of 78%
- 2 of 73%
- 3 of 719%This center
- 4 of 721%
- 5 of 726%
- 6 of 716%
- All 72%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- June 3, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since March 2024 — 4 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 3 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.
Jan 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · January 28, 2025
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space #1 I observed the wall underneath the window cracked/ the paint is not in good repair. In space #2, I observed the wall near the cozy corner cracked/ the paint in not in good repair.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/29/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 6055691 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jun 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · June 11, 2024
The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The mulch surfacing on the Outdoor Learning Environment play areas measured below six inches.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/12/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 6055691 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · March 28, 2024
Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. One new staff member (A.T) with a start date of 2/12/24, did not have documentation of a medical report prior to start date.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/8/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 6055691 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 817-7452
- Address
- 2825 Seymour Drive, Charlotte, 28208
- License
- 6055691
- Quality program
- Five Star License
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Sources and dates
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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, Quality program ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 6055691 under License Number, and open the result.
Small means the smallest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 11 to 50 children. Medium is 51 to 162; large is 163 to 528.