Laurelwood Community Preschool

Center · Waxhaw · 4710 Waxhaw-Marvin Road

What kind of place is this?

Size 35 children licensed Smaller than the middle half of Charlotte centers, where the middle half licenses 50–162. Measured across 598 Charlotte centers, 2026-08-17.
Approach reggio-emilia, emergent

In the program’s own words

“Inspired by the educational approach of the Preschools and Infant-Toddler Centers of Reggio Emilia, Italy, Laurelwood Community Preschool is a place where children are valued.” laurelwoodcommunitypreschool.com, July 2026
“The curriculum for all ages within Laurelwood Community Preschool follows emergent, inquiry-based project learning.” laurelwoodcommunitypreschool.com, July 2026

How this compares

North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 1 of the 6 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.

Who will be with our child?

Toddler 1 teacher to 6 children
Preschool 1 teacher to 8 children

Will it fit our family?

Hours 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Days / week 5
Schedule preschool or preschool with extended care

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
July 22, 2026
On file
6 visits since February 2024 — 5 cited nothing, 4 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 5 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.

Jul 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Oct 2025 Announced visit nothing cited
Jul 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Feb 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Aug 2024 Unannounced visit 5 findings

Unannounced visit · August 6, 2024

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. In room number three (3) there was a power strip without safety plugs.

Violation corrected during visit

Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In room number two (2) there were plastic bags accessible to children.

Violation corrected during visit

Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last playground inspection documentation was completed in June of 2024.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/15/2024

The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis or when changes to the plan were made by the child's parent or health care professional. In room number three (3) and in the child's folder there was not an updated Medical Action Plan for a child with an epi-pen.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/15/2024

Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In room number three (3) the permission slip for an epi-pen and an antihistamine were expired and the permission form did not have a valid date range for usage.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/15/2024

DCDEE facility lookup

Feb 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Before you tour

Laurelwood Community Preschool hasn’t published

Cost, 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

Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.

All checked July 2026.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established.

Who will be with our child

Not yet reported: who teaches here.

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: ages served, holiday closures.

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.

Do you run Laurelwood Community Preschool? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.