Kids Cyclone

Home · Charlotte · 5418 Crestland Avenue

What kind of place is this?

Size 8 children licensed The same licensed capacity as at least half of Charlotte home daycares, which license 8. Measured across 141 Charlotte home daycares, 2026-08-17.

How this compares

North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 4 of the 8 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?

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

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Five Star License
License status Active

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
June 10, 2026
On file
8 visits since February 2024 — 4 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 10 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.

Jun 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · June 10, 2026

For off-premise activities occurring on regular basis, the standing permission for 12 months had expired. Children were playing outside of the fenced area during play. One (1) child did not have a signed off-premise form and three (3) children's off-premise permission expired.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/10/2026

DCDEE facility lookup

Mar 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Mar 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jun 2025 Unannounced visit 6 findings

Unannounced visit · June 23, 2025

Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. Child A.P. did not have a copy of a health assessment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/29/2025

Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years from the date of issuance). Ms. C. Horne did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/23/2025

Operator or other transportation provider did not have written permission from each child's parents or guardian to transport the child. Child Q.S., P.G., and child S.G. did not have permission to transport form; forms expired.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/27/2025

A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility. The qualification letter expired March 19, 2025 for C. Horne.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/3/2025

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 facility's roster was not completed in ABCMS.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/1/2025

Application was not on file for each enrolled child, including his/her own preschool child(ren) who are not school-age. Child S.S. and P.G. application was not signed.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/30/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

Jan 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · January 31, 2025

Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. An electrical outlet was uncovered.

Violation corrected during visit

Operator did not keep records of monthly fire drills, quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drills, incident reports, incident logs, accurate attendance, emergency numbers, emergency preparedness and response plan, field trip/transportation permission, pet vaccinations records and/or playground inspections monthly outdoor safety checks for a minimum of one year. Playground Safety Inspection was not completed for December 2024.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/3/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

Jul 2024 Announced visit nothing cited
Jul 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Feb 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · February 14, 2024

Authorization for up to 6 months to administer prescription or over-the-counter medication, when needed, for chronic medical conditions and for allergic reactions was not in writing and did not contain information required by rule 10 NCAC 09 .1720(c)(6)(A-I). The Permission to Administer was not completed every six (6) months; completed April 10, 2023.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/14/2024

DCDEE facility lookup

Before you tour

Kids Cyclone 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.

Sources and dates

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All checked July 2026.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

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