Waxhaw · Licensed center
Laurelwood Community Preschool
“3 FT and 1 PT for ages 4/5, 1 FT and 2 PT for age 3/4, and 2 FT for age 2/3”
The program told Shortlist 5 days ago (November 3, 2026)
The program last told Shortlist 5 days ago (November 3, 2026).
At a glance
- Small Reggio Emilia–inspired center, licensed for 35 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
- Tuition Toddler $1,482, preschool $1,395 a month, full time. See costs
- Run by a for-profit business.
2-year-olds: 1 teacher for every 6 children. Groups of up to 6.
3-year-olds: 1 teacher for every 8 children. Groups of up to 8.
4- and 5-year-olds: 2 teachers for every 20 children. Groups of up to 20.
The program told Shortlist on November 4, 2026.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 6 licensing inspections since February 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 22, 2026Nothing cited
- Oct 8, 2025Nothing cited
- Jul 30, 2025Nothing cited
- Feb 14, 2025Nothing cited
Aug 6, 20245 citations
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. In room number three (3) there was a power strip without safety plugs.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“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
Citation
“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
Citation
“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
Citation
“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
- Feb 7, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 6 times had more: 85% of 79 had rules cited at 2 or more.
How all 79 Charlotte-area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 79 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None10%
- 1 of 65%This center
- 2 of 620%
- 3 of 619%
- 4 of 620%
- 5 of 615%
- All 610%
Read every record and the state’s reports
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.
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 On that page, enter license number 90000480 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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What it costs
Charlotte-area comparison hidden: too few providers here publish a full-time price for this age.
Laurelwood Community PreschoolMost Charlotte-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Charlotte-area full-time prices for that age; 12 toddler programs publish one.
- Half day
- $1,205 to $1,291 a month
- Application fee
- $75
- Siblings
- 10% off the oldest child
A day here
7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
A typical day, meals, outdoors and seven more
- A typical day
- We are a Reggio-inspired preschool, so the daily schedule depends on the projects in progress within each age group. However, there is a set time for snack, lunch, and the rest period/time and varies somewhat by age/classroom.
- Meals
- Parent provides
- Outdoors
- Extensive outdoor education/learning through play, garden, covered picnic area with fan in summer, sand box, slides, musical instruments, dramatic play stage, covered cozy area, playhouse, asphalt pad for transportation/blocks
- Sleep
- We have a rest period and mats are provided. The length of time varies by age. Children do not have to sleep but may do quiet activities to rest body.
- Diapers
- Parent provides
- Screens
- No screens
- Updates for parents
- Weekly class email, individual monthly progress, 2 parent-teacher conferences per year, daily interactions with staff at drop off and pick up
- Late pickup
- $1 a minute after scheduled pick up time, after 2:45 for day only students; after 6:00 for aftercare students
- Schedule
- Preschool or Preschool with Morning and/or Afternoon Care
- Closed
- 7 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
Closed 21 holidays in the school year (August 1 to July 31): a week at Thanksgiving, a week at Christmas, a week for spring break, and other federal holidays. Also closed 3 days for professional development, 2 days for room transitions at the end of the school year, and 2 days for parent-teacher conferences, with 2 half days to prepare for the conferences.
How they teach
Reggio Emilia–inspired and emergent curriculum
“The curriculum for all ages within Laurelwood Community Preschool follows emergent, inquiry-based project learning.”
Who cares for your child
Angela Berger (Owner / Operations) since 2016, Heather Mogan (Operations Asst. / Substitute) since 2018, Lucy Langer (Afternoon Care Teacher) since 2018, Kasey Chesser (Preschool Director) since 2022, KellyAnne Sullivan (Twos Educator) since 2023, Susan Paschall (Threes Educator) since 2023, Leah Moree (Pre-K (4s/5s) Educator) since 2023 and Kaiti DiApice (Pre-K (4s/5s) Educator) since 2026.
10 years · Charlotte-area median 22, among 32 that publish
Policies
- When a child is sick
- 101 or higher and must be symptom free and fever for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication) before returning
- Biting
- Covered by the Child Guidance Policy, which does not list each behavior. It calls behaviors such as hitting, kicking and scratching typical at this age, and teachers coach children through them. If a behavior keeps happening, teachers and the director meet with the parents to make a plan and may bring in outside help. The program may require a parent to pick up a child for aggressive or recurrent uncontrollable behavior. A deliberate, violent act that requires another child to seek medical attention means immediate dismissal that day and may require withdrawal from the program.
- Special needs
- Therapists are welcome on site. Medication/allergy support.
- Enrollment
- Part-time spots ARE NOT given to full-time enrollees.
Details
- Phone
- (704) 243-8580
- Address
- 4710 Waxhaw-Marvin Road, Waxhaw, 28173
- License
- 90000480
- Quality program
- Five Star License
- Established
- 2016
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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.
Children per adult
Children per adult: the program told Shortlist on November 4, 2026.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 laurelwoodcommunitypreschool.com/index.html
- Approach — Checked July 2026 laurelwoodcommunitypreschool.com/curriculum.html
What it costs
- Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked November 2026
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- A typical day, Meals, Outdoors, Sleep, Diapers, Screens, Updates for parents, Hours, Late pickup, Schedule, Closed — Checked November 2026
- Calendar — Checked July 2026 laurelwoodcommunitypreschool.com/index.html
Policies
- When a child is sick, Biting, Special needs, Enrollment — Checked November 2026
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 90000480 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website — Checked July 2026 laurelwoodcommunitypreschool.com
- Openings, Ages they serve, Established, Who runs it — Checked November 2026
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.
Source for who runs it: the program, November 2026.