North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 4 of the 15 visits below. Across Charlotte centers it cites something at about 57% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Charlotte with Charlotte and never with another state.
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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.
Unannounced visit · August 12, 2026
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In group four (4) there was not an authorization for a diaper cream.
Violation corrected during visit
Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children. On buses one (1) and two (2) a no-tobacco sign was not posted.
Violation corrected during visit
Unannounced visit · April 19, 2024
Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. On March 10, 2024, a staff member failed to complete an incident report for an incident that occurred resulting in scratches on a four-year-old child's face.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/23/2024
Child was handled roughly. On March 10, 2024, in response to a four-year-old child’s verbal outburst, a staff member moved her hand quickly, in a snatching movement, toward the child’s face, which resulted in the child sustaining scratches on their cheeks, most likely as a result of the staff member’s fingernails.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/23/2024
Unannounced visit · November 2, 2023
Child was handled roughly. On October 26, 2023, a staff member picked up a child, age two, and placed the child down on a mat in a rough manner.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/19/2023
Unannounced visit · September 13, 2023
The activity plan did not include a daily gross motor activity which may occur indoors and outdoors. In space 550 there was not a daily gross motor activity listed on the activity plan. The NC PRE K didn't include a gross motor activity on the activity plan. These were added during the visit.
Violation corrected during visit
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. On several authorizations there were no amounts of diaper cream needing to be applied was not listed on the authorization form.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2023
The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. There were broken bins on the playground area and they were removed.
Violation corrected during visit
First aid kit and/or fire extinguisher was not located in vehicle; kit and/or extinguisher was not mounted or secured if in passenger area. On bus #4 there was a reported first aid kit but the keys to open the compartment for the reported kit did not work therefore the kit was not accessible. A portable kit was added during the visit.
Violation corrected during visit
All vehicles used to transport children were not free of hazards. On Bus #4 there was a red plastic box bolted behind the seat of the driver and it had a broken top and the side was broken and jagged.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2023
Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Upon review of the transportation binder, it was observed that one child, CM, did not have any emergency information on file and the following students did not have the children's photos on file: AB, AC, NW, CE, MS, DC, AC, CF, JF, KF, OM, AP, SP, DQ, ER, DS, and CW. These were all added during the visit.
Violation corrected during visit
Emergency information did not name child's health care professional. The application under the emergency information section did not have hospitals or their contact numbers listed for the following children: NN, CW, TD, MP, DP, HS, CC, and SU.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2023
Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child's file, HP, did not have a date on the medical nor was the weight and height of the child completed.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/18/2023
Application for enrollment did not include all required information. The application of the following children's files, CC, JF, SU, MP, DC, OM, MM, Md, CM, ZN, and HS, did not have any updated information regarding any new Medical Action Plans or newly diagnosis medical conditions. There were no listed fears or lack thereof for SC, or NN.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2023
Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns. There was not updated information on the current applications regarding health care needs and types of responses needed for children who have medical conditions that were identified post original completing of application.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2023
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