Charlotte · Licensed family home
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At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 10 licensing inspections since February 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 1, 20261 citation
Citation
“For off-premise activities occurring on regular basis, the standing permission for 12 months had expired. Off premise permissions were expired for four (4) children.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/6/2026
- Jul 15, 2026Nothing cited
- Jan 21, 2026Nothing cited
- Dec 3, 2025Nothing cited
- Aug 25, 2025Nothing cited
- Jul 23, 2025Nothing cited
- Jan 28, 2025Nothing cited
- Aug 21, 2024Nothing cited
- Jun 17, 2024Nothing cited
Feb 5, 20242 citations
Citation
“An infant was observed sleeping in a seating device. A sleeping infant was not removed after falling asleep in a carrier.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Microwaves were used to thaw or warm breast milk, baby food, formula, or other bottled beverages. A bottle was observed warmed in the microwave.”
Violation corrected during visit
Fewer than 20 Charlotte-area family homes have had 10 or more licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- October 1, 2026
- On file
- 10 visits since February 2024 — 8 cited nothing, 8 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.
Oct 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · October 1, 2026
For off-premise activities occurring on regular basis, the standing permission for 12 months had expired. Off premise permissions were expired for four (4) children.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/6/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001800 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Feb 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · February 5, 2024
An infant was observed sleeping in a seating device. A sleeping infant was not removed after falling asleep in a carrier.
Violation corrected during visit
Microwaves were used to thaw or warm breast milk, baby food, formula, or other bottled beverages. A bottle was observed warmed in the microwave.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001800 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 599-3500
- Address
- 3434 Betterton Ln, Charlotte, 28269
- License
- 60001800
- Quality program
- Three 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 60001800 under License Number, and open the result.
Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Charlotte-area’s 139 licensed family homes hold. Small is 5 to 7; larger is 9 to 11.