Charlotte · Licensed center
Joyland Academy
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 15 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 5 of its 8 licensing inspections since January 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 3, 2026Nothing cited
- Nov 19, 2025Nothing cited
Jul 1, 20254 citations
Citation
“Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last noted drill was completed May 12, 2025.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/8/2025
Citation
“Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last drill was monitored documented as March 6, 2025.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/8/2025
Citation
“The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The CLAIR'S EPR plan was last updated January 2024.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. One staff member didn't obtain CMT training within ninety days of employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/7/2025
Jan 13, 20252 citations
Citation
“For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule. Developmentally appropriate paint dots were accessible to two-year-old child. The label stated three years and older. The paint was relocated to out of reach on a higher shelf in space #2 during the visit.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“There was no written emergency medical care (EMC) plan. The plan posted in space #2 was not current. It was removed during the visit and the current plan was posted at entrance of facility in space #1 during the visit.”
Violation corrected during visit
Jul 1, 20242 citations
Citation
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff person did not have acceptable documentation showing completion of FA.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/15/2024
Citation
“Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. The operator and Ms. A. were past due to renew CMT training.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/15/2024
- Feb 19, 2024Nothing cited
Feb 12, 20241 citation
Citation
“Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. Upon arrival, there were six children with one caregiver located in space #1. The children ranged in age from six months to two years of age. Two, two-year-old children were relocated to space #2.”
Violation corrected during visit
Jan 16, 20245 citations
Citation
“Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. A prescription of Diastat was monitored with an expiration date of 10/2026 listed on the medication. The prescription label listed on the same box of medicine stated to discard after 6/4/2023.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/30/2024
Citation
“A written statement from each child's parent giving standing permission which may be valid for up to twelve months for participation in off premise activities that occur on a regular basis was not available. There was not annual written parental permission on file for children to participate in off premise activities.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/25/2024
Citation
“The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information. The Ready to Go File was not current with required children's medical action plans, blank incident report forms, center allergy list, children's nutritional information.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/21/2024
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. One child's medical action plan was not current. It was monitored dated 2022.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/22/2024
Citation
“Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. There was not current parental permission to administer prescribed medications for chronic medical conditions (required every six months).”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/23/2024
The state cited rules at 5 of this center's 8 inspections. Charlotte-area centers inspected 8 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (73 centers).
How all 73 Charlotte-area centers inspected 8 times compare
Of the 73 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 81%
- 2 of 84%
- 3 of 814%
- 4 of 812%
- 5 of 829%This center
- 6 of 823%
- 7 of 815%
- All 81%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- September 3, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since January 2024 — 3 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 14 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 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · July 1, 2025
Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last noted drill was completed May 12, 2025.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/8/2025
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last drill was monitored documented as March 6, 2025.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/8/2025
The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The CLAIR'S EPR plan was last updated January 2024.
Violation corrected during visit
The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. One staff member didn't obtain CMT training within ninety days of employment.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/7/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002477 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jan 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · January 13, 2025
For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule. Developmentally appropriate paint dots were accessible to two-year-old child. The label stated three years and older. The paint was relocated to out of reach on a higher shelf in space #2 during the visit.
Violation corrected during visit
There was no written emergency medical care (EMC) plan. The plan posted in space #2 was not current. It was removed during the visit and the current plan was posted at entrance of facility in space #1 during the visit.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002477 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jul 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · July 1, 2024
All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff person did not have acceptable documentation showing completion of FA.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/15/2024
Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. The operator and Ms. A. were past due to renew CMT training.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/15/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002477 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Feb 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · February 12, 2024
Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. Upon arrival, there were six children with one caregiver located in space #1. The children ranged in age from six months to two years of age. Two, two-year-old children were relocated to space #2.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002477 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jan 2024 Unannounced visit 5 findings
Unannounced visit · January 16, 2024
Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. A prescription of Diastat was monitored with an expiration date of 10/2026 listed on the medication. The prescription label listed on the same box of medicine stated to discard after 6/4/2023.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/30/2024
A written statement from each child's parent giving standing permission which may be valid for up to twelve months for participation in off premise activities that occur on a regular basis was not available. There was not annual written parental permission on file for children to participate in off premise activities.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/25/2024
The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information. The Ready to Go File was not current with required children's medical action plans, blank incident report forms, center allergy list, children's nutritional information.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/21/2024
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. One child's medical action plan was not current. It was monitored dated 2022.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/22/2024
Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. There was not current parental permission to administer prescribed medications for chronic medical conditions (required every six months).
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/23/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002477 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Who cares for your child
Joy Parks since 2004.
22 years · Charlotte-area median 22, among 32 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (704) 713-8759
- Address
- 1723 Beckwith Place, Charlotte, 28205
- License
- 60002477
- Quality program
- Five Star License
- Established
- 2004
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Sources and dates
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Who cares for your child
- Staff joylandacademy.net
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60002477 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website — Checked July 2026 joylandacademy.net
- Established — Checked July 2026 joylandacademy.net
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.