Charlotte · Licensed center
Kidz Are Fun Child Development Center #2
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 40 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 8 licensing inspections since September 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 17, 2026Nothing cited
Sep 9, 20263 citations
Citation
“Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Two children that were present did not have documentation of arrival times for today.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In space #2, I observed an unlocked cabinet with laundry detergent and fabric softener, accessible to children.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“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. I observed some debris on the ground of the outdoor learning environment.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Mar 26, 2026Nothing cited
- Sep 18, 2025Nothing cited
May 15, 20251 citation
Citation
“Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Some children enrolled were did not have documentation of daily departure times from the center.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/27/2025
Sep 19, 20243 citations
Citation
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. The wall panels on the OLE have three holes in them.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/1/2024
Citation
“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. Today I observed the following on the OLE: a rusted metal crate, table and two chairs not in good repair, toy containers not in good repair, muddy/ dirty foam mats and rugs (trash).”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/1/2024
Citation
“A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. One (1) therapist that was present during today's visit, was alone with a student doing therapy. The provider did not have a qualification letter on file.”
Violation corrected during visit
- May 9, 2024Nothing cited
Sep 21, 20232 citations
Citation
“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. During the walkthrough of the outdoor learning environment, I observed 2 storage bins that were full of molded rotted toys at the bottom of the stairs, along with 1 black storage bin full of water.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/27/2023
Citation
“A violation was found for which there is no item number. During the walkthrough of the center, I noticed that there was an unlocked door in space #1 near the cozy corner, that leads to space #2. Space #2 leads to the kitchen, and during today's visit, the kitchen door was wide open/ not locked/ accessible to chidlren.”
Violation corrected during visit
The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 8 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 8 times had more: 68% of 73 had rules cited at 5 or more.
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%This center
- 5 of 829%
- 6 of 823%
- 7 of 815%
- All 81%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- September 17, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since September 2023 — 4 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 9 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.
Sep 2026 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · September 9, 2026
Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Two children that were present did not have documentation of arrival times for today.
Violation corrected during visit
All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In space #2, I observed an unlocked cabinet with laundry detergent and fabric softener, accessible to children.
Violation corrected during visit
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. I observed some debris on the ground of the outdoor learning environment.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001956 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
May 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · May 15, 2025
Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Some children enrolled were did not have documentation of daily departure times from the center.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/27/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001956 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2024 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · September 19, 2024
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. The wall panels on the OLE have three holes in them.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/1/2024
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. Today I observed the following on the OLE: a rusted metal crate, table and two chairs not in good repair, toy containers not in good repair, muddy/ dirty foam mats and rugs (trash).
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/1/2024
A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. One (1) therapist that was present during today's visit, was alone with a student doing therapy. The provider did not have a qualification letter on file.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001956 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2023 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · September 21, 2023
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
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. During the walkthrough of the outdoor learning environment, I observed 2 storage bins that were full of molded rotted toys at the bottom of the stairs, along with 1 black storage bin full of water.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/27/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
A violation was found for which there is no item number. During the walkthrough of the center, I noticed that there was an unlocked door in space #1 near the cozy corner, that leads to space #2. Space #2 leads to the kitchen, and during today's visit, the kitchen door was wide open/ not locked/ accessible to chidlren.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001956 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 392-8850
- Address
- 4262 Freedom Dr, Charlotte, 28208
- License
- 60001956
- Quality program
- Five Star License
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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 60001956 under License Number, and open the result.
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.