Monroe · Licensed center
Kidz Connection Childcare-The Village
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 90 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 5 of its 10 licensing inspections since November 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 21, 2026Nothing cited
- Jun 15, 2026Nothing cited
- Jun 12, 2026Nothing cited
- Jun 10, 2026Nothing cited
Apr 15, 20262 citations
Citation
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff member A.E. did not have a current certification of completion of First Aid training on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 6/15/2026
Citation
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff member A.E. did not have a current certification of completion of CPR training on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 6/15/2026
- Oct 14, 2025Nothing cited
Jun 17, 20253 citations
Citation
“Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. Eleven (11) children were being cared for by one (1) staff member, the youngest age being one (1) years old and the oldest being nine (9) years old.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The menu was not current and did not show any substitutions.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/19/2025
Citation
“Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. Upon arrival children were observed to not their hands.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/19/2025
Apr 29, 20252 citations
Citation
“All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The door on the gate leading outside of the play area, was missing a board, making it a protentional safety hazard.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/30/2025
Citation
“All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Staff member's A.B and A.T. did not have an updated annual health questionnaire on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/30/2025
May 7, 20245 citations
Citation
“Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The fire drill was completed on 4/18/24 but the record of the drill was not recorded and was incomplete.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. An electrical outlet in room number two (#2) was uncovered.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. Sunscreen in room number one (#1) was not returned to the family within the allotted timeframe.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Application for enrollment did not include all required information. The Children's application was not updated at least annually or when changes occur on all children's files reviewed.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/17/2024
Citation
“The EPR Plan did not include the date of the last revision of the plan. While the plan was reviewed it was not updated with the date of the last revision, the EPR plan did not have pictures of the children or child forms updated at least annually or when information changes.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/17/2024
Nov 21, 20231 citation
Citation
“Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. An outlet in the room that serves School Age children was not covered.”
Violation corrected during visit
The state cited rules at 5 of this center's 10 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
- September 21, 2026
- On file
- 10 visits since November 2023 — 5 cited nothing, 4 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 13 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.
Apr 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · April 15, 2026
All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff member A.E. did not have a current certification of completion of First Aid training on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 6/15/2026
All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff member A.E. did not have a current certification of completion of CPR training on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 6/15/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000535 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jun 2025 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · June 17, 2025
Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. Eleven (11) children were being cared for by one (1) staff member, the youngest age being one (1) years old and the oldest being nine (9) years old.
Violation corrected during visit
Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The menu was not current and did not show any substitutions.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/19/2025
Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. Upon arrival children were observed to not their hands.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/19/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000535 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Apr 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · April 29, 2025
All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The door on the gate leading outside of the play area, was missing a board, making it a protentional safety hazard.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/30/2025
All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Staff member's A.B and A.T. did not have an updated annual health questionnaire on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/30/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000535 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
May 2024 Unannounced visit 5 findings
Unannounced visit · May 7, 2024
Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The fire drill was completed on 4/18/24 but the record of the drill was not recorded and was incomplete.
Violation corrected during visit
Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. An electrical outlet in room number two (#2) was uncovered.
Violation corrected during visit
Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. Sunscreen in room number one (#1) was not returned to the family within the allotted timeframe.
Violation corrected during visit
Application for enrollment did not include all required information. The Children's application was not updated at least annually or when changes occur on all children's files reviewed.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/17/2024
The EPR Plan did not include the date of the last revision of the plan. While the plan was reviewed it was not updated with the date of the last revision, the EPR plan did not have pictures of the children or child forms updated at least annually or when information changes.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/17/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000535 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Nov 2023 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · November 21, 2023
Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. An outlet in the room that serves School Age children was not covered.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000535 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 774-1147
- Address
- 1103 Icemorlee St, Monroe, 28110
- License
- 90000535
- Quality program
- Three Star License
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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 90000535 under License Number, and open the result.
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 90000535 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
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.