Kannapolis · Licensed center
Kid's Korner Child Development, Inc.
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 131 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 12 licensing inspections since November 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 5, 2026Nothing cited
- Jul 14, 2026Nothing cited
May 19, 20261 citation
Citation
“Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Shelter-in-place drill or Lockdown drill has not been recorded on Emergency drill log as of 1/23/26.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2026
- Mar 10, 2026Nothing cited
- Dec 17, 2025Nothing cited
- Feb 21, 2025Nothing cited
- Nov 25, 2024Nothing cited
- Oct 2, 2024Nothing cited
- Aug 13, 2024Nothing cited
- Jul 17, 2024Nothing cited
Mar 21, 202410 citations
Citation
“All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Two stationary structures on the playground used by toddler and preschool aged children had rust, chipping, and peeling paint.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/5/2024
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 the classroom where children under 3 years old are cared for there was a Ziploc baggie with a child’s clothes in it that was in a cubby below five feet, not in locked storage and not made inaccessible to children.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Over-the-counter medicines were not in their original containers or administered as authorized in writing by parent, physician or authorized health professional. There were 5 medications that were not labeled with the child's name.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. The Diastat emergency medication in classroom 11 had a discard after date of 1/19/2023 as specified on the prescription label.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. Two staff members with hire dates of 3/18/19 and 4/23/08, did not review the Emergency Medical Care plan annually.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/5/2024
Citation
“Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/11/2024
Citation
“The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. Two staff members with hire dates of 3/18/19 and 4/23/08, did not review the Emergency Preparedness and Response plan annually.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/5/2024
Citation
“The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The mulch on the playground used by toddler and preschool aged children did not have a sufficient amount of surfacing under the stationary structure that was over 18 inches from the ground.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/5/2024
Citation
“The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. Staff members did not have the Prevention of the Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma policy acknowledgement statement signed and dated by the staff must include the individual’s name, the date the center’s policy was given and explained to the individual, the individual’s signature, and the date the individual signed the acknowledgment on file for review.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. One staff member with a hire date of 4/23/08 had medical information stored with their personnel file.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Nov 21, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 12 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: more than 99% of 271.
How all 271 Charlotte-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 271 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Someover 99%This center
- Allunder 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- August 5, 2026
- On file
- 12 visits since November 2023 — 10 cited nothing, 8 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 11 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.
May 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · May 19, 2026
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Shelter-in-place drill or Lockdown drill has not been recorded on Emergency drill log as of 1/23/26.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000148 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2024 Unannounced visit 10 findings
Unannounced visit · March 21, 2024
All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Two stationary structures on the playground used by toddler and preschool aged children had rust, chipping, and peeling paint.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/5/2024
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 the classroom where children under 3 years old are cared for there was a Ziploc baggie with a child’s clothes in it that was in a cubby below five feet, not in locked storage and not made inaccessible to children.
Violation corrected during visit
Over-the-counter medicines were not in their original containers or administered as authorized in writing by parent, physician or authorized health professional. There were 5 medications that were not labeled with the child's name.
Violation corrected during visit
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. The Diastat emergency medication in classroom 11 had a discard after date of 1/19/2023 as specified on the prescription label.
Violation corrected during visit
The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. Two staff members with hire dates of 3/18/19 and 4/23/08, did not review the Emergency Medical Care plan annually.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/5/2024
Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/11/2024
The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. Two staff members with hire dates of 3/18/19 and 4/23/08, did not review the Emergency Preparedness and Response plan annually.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/5/2024
The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The mulch on the playground used by toddler and preschool aged children did not have a sufficient amount of surfacing under the stationary structure that was over 18 inches from the ground.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/5/2024
The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. Staff members did not have the Prevention of the Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma policy acknowledgement statement signed and dated by the staff must include the individual’s name, the date the center’s policy was given and explained to the individual, the individual’s signature, and the date the individual signed the acknowledgment on file for review.
Violation corrected during visit
Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. One staff member with a hire date of 4/23/08 had medical information stored with their personnel file.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000148 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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How they teach
Play-based
“Our philosophy regarding our curriculum is and has always been “teachers facilitate a child’s learning through discovery and play”.”
Who cares for your child
Danielle Mauldin (Owner) since 2001.
25 years · Charlotte-area median 22, among 32 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (704) 938-9322
- Address
- 210 Cook St, Kannapolis, 28083
- License
- 13000148
- Quality program
- Five Star License
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 kidskornercdc.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff kidskornercdc.com
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 13000148 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website — Checked July 2026 kidskornercdc.com
Medium means the middle half of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 51 to 162 children. Small is 11 to 50; large is 163 to 528.