Charlotte · Licensed family home
Lil Wills Family Childcare
At a glance
- Larger family home, licensed for up to 10 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 7 licensing inspections since October 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 29, 2026Nothing cited
Mar 3, 20261 citation
Citation
“The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. Program records were reviewed. It was observed that there was no documentation on file for a fire drill being conducted in December 2025.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Sep 3, 2025Nothing cited
- Mar 5, 2025Nothing cited
- Oct 31, 2024Nothing cited
Apr 3, 20242 citations
Citation
“Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. The outdoor learning environment was monitored and one electrical outlet located near the back door was observed not covered with a safety plug when not in use.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current. The Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPR) was reviewed and found to not have been updated, as required.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/7/2024
- Oct 19, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 7 inspections. Most Charlotte-area family homes inspected 7 times had more: 62% of 37 had rules cited at 3 or more.
How all 37 Charlotte-area family homes inspected 7 times compare
Of the 37 Charlotte-area family homes the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None5%
- 1 of 714%
- 2 of 719%This home
- 3 of 724%
- 4 of 711%
- 5 of 719%
- 6 of 78%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- April 29, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since October 2023 — 5 cited nothing, 4 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 3 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.
Mar 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · March 3, 2026
The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. Program records were reviewed. It was observed that there was no documentation on file for a fire drill being conducted in December 2025.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003730 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Apr 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · April 3, 2024
Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. The outdoor learning environment was monitored and one electrical outlet located near the back door was observed not covered with a safety plug when not in use.
Violation corrected during visit
The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current. The Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPR) was reviewed and found to not have been updated, as required.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/7/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003730 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (980) 219-7353
- Address
- 10403 Snowbell Court, Charlotte, 28215
- License
- 60003730
- 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 60003730 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 60003730 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
Larger means licensed for 9 to 11 children, among Charlotte-area’s 139 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 5 to 7; mid-size is 8.