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Little Debbie's Child Development Center

At a glance

  • Small center, licensed for 22 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 5 of its 7 licensing inspections since October 2023.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Jun 18, 2026Nothing cited
  • Feb 10, 20265 citations
    • Citation
      • “Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. all metal structures has peeling paint.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/23/2026

    • Citation
      • “All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The steps on the climbing structure a chipping, broken near the joint that holds them to the structure.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/23/2026

    • Citation
      • “Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, less than six feet, was not free from protrusions. the gate measures at 45 inches and 47 inches in the back right where the section of the fence is broken.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/23/2026

    • Citation
      • “Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Staff file monitored only received 14 of the 15 hours of training needed.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/23/2026

    • Citation
      • “The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. mulch measures at 4 inch in some spots.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/23/2026

  • May 20, 20251 citation
    • Citation
      • “All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. The older preschool classroom had places on the wall under the window near the tables that had peeling paint. One area looks as if some one was digging in the dry wall.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/21/2025

  • Feb 12, 20254 citations
    • Citation
      • “Special diet or food allergy information was not posted where they can be seen in food preparation and eating areas. There were no evidence of this posting in the classrooms.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents. There was no evidence of this required posting.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/19/2025

    • Citation
      • “Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. One child last update was 4/30/23.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/20/2025

    • Citation
      • “Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Staff has not updated her trainings since 2019.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/19/2025

  • Feb 13, 20242 citations
    • Citation
      • “All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Administrator file was not onsite.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. all staff files had some type of medical files combined with non medical files.”

        Violation corrected during visit

  • Nov 28, 2023Nothing cited
  • Oct 20, 20232 citations
    • Citation
      • “Bed, cribs, playpens, cots or mats were not placed at least 18" apart or separated by partitions when in use. In space one and two children were laying down cots. That cots were placed less than 18" apart and was measuring at 13 inches.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/22/2023

    • Citation
      • “Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met.Two children were walked over from the second facility. One of the child that wear present were only 1 years old the ratio is 1:6. When I arrived the ratio was 1:7.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/22/2023

The state cited rules at 5 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 7 times had fewer: 56% of 86 had rules cited at 4 or fewer.

How all 86 Charlotte-area centers inspected 7 times compare

Of the 86 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None5%
  • 1 of 78%
  • 2 of 73%
  • 3 of 719%
  • 4 of 721%
  • 5 of 726%This center
  • 6 of 716%
  • All 72%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
June 18, 2026
On file
7 visits since October 2023 — 2 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 14 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.

Jun 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Feb 2026 Unannounced visit 5 findings

Unannounced visit · February 10, 2026

Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. all metal structures has peeling paint.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/23/2026

All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The steps on the climbing structure a chipping, broken near the joint that holds them to the structure.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/23/2026

Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, less than six feet, was not free from protrusions. the gate measures at 45 inches and 47 inches in the back right where the section of the fence is broken.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/23/2026

Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Staff file monitored only received 14 of the 15 hours of training needed.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/23/2026

The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. mulch measures at 4 inch in some spots.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/23/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 6055668 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

May 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · May 20, 2025

All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. The older preschool classroom had places on the wall under the window near the tables that had peeling paint. One area looks as if some one was digging in the dry wall.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/21/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 6055668 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Feb 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · February 12, 2025

Special diet or food allergy information was not posted where they can be seen in food preparation and eating areas. There were no evidence of this posting in the classrooms.

Violation corrected during visit

Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents. There was no evidence of this required posting.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/19/2025

Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. One child last update was 4/30/23.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/20/2025

Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Staff has not updated her trainings since 2019.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/19/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 6055668 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Feb 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · February 13, 2024

All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Administrator file was not onsite.

Violation corrected during visit

Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. all staff files had some type of medical files combined with non medical files.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 6055668 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Nov 2023 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Oct 2023 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · October 20, 2023

No longer on the state’s site as of October 21, 2026

Bed, cribs, playpens, cots or mats were not placed at least 18" apart or separated by partitions when in use. In space one and two children were laying down cots. That cots were placed less than 18" apart and was measuring at 13 inches.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/22/2023

No longer on the state’s site as of October 21, 2026

Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met.Two children were walked over from the second facility. One of the child that wear present were only 1 years old the ratio is 1:6. When I arrived the ratio was 1:7.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/22/2023

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 6055668 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

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Details

Phone
(704) 392-2890
Address
2024 Camp Greene Street, Charlotte, 28208
License
6055668
Quality program
Three Star License

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All checked July 2026.

State record

From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License, Quality program ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 6055668 under License Number, and open the result.

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.

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