North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 1 of the 6 visits below. Across Charlotte home daycares it cites something at about 44% 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 · February 15, 2024
Operator has not completed ITS-SIDS training every three years from the completion date of the previous ITS-SIDS training. The operators ITS-SIDS expired on 10/8/23. ITS-SIDS training was completed on 11/14/23.
Violation corrected during visit
Indoor and outdoor area was not checked daily for debris, vandalism, broken equipment, and animal waste. On the outdoor play I observed a broken piece of lattice exposing sharp edges. The operator removed the lattice from the play area during today's visit.
Violation corrected during visit
Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, 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.
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All checked July 2026.
Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.
Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.
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