Indian Trail · Licensed family home
Little Einsteins Academy
At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 6 licensing inspections since January 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 25, 20264 citations
Citation
“Equipment and toys were not in good repair and developmentally appropriate. I observed two (2) outdoor chairs that were in need of repair/replacement. I observed a plastic bin in the learning area that was broken.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/3/2026
Citation
“Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. Monthly inspections were not completed and on file, 5/2026 was missing.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/3/2026
Citation
“Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. Daily sign-in was not completed for this week.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete. Emergency drills were not practiced every three (3) months. The last emergency drill was conducted on 10/16/25”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/3/2026
- Jan 27, 2026Nothing cited
Jun 27, 20251 citation
Citation
“A supply of clean linens were not on hand, and/or were not changed weekly or whenever they are soiled or wet. I observed a child's cot with a soiled linen.”
Violation corrected during visit
Jan 29, 20251 citation
Citation
“Prescription or over-the-counter medication and topical, non-medical ointment, repellant, lotion, cream, fluoridated toothpaste, or powder was administered to any child without the required information. Three (3) topical ointments were expired, I observed one (1) topical ointment with no permission form for administration.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/31/2025
- May 23, 2024Nothing cited
Jan 31, 20242 citations
Citation
“Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. One (1) child did not have a medical report was not file within thirty (30) days of enrollment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/13/2024
Citation
“Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns. One (1) child's file did not have the section for health care needs or concerns completed.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/13/2024
The state cited rules at 4 of this home's 6 inspections. Most Charlotte-area family homes inspected 6 times had fewer: 60% of 30 had rules cited at 3 or fewer.
How all 30 Charlotte-area family homes inspected 6 times compare
Of the 30 Charlotte-area family homes the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None3%
- 1 of 620%
- 2 of 610%
- 3 of 627%
- 4 of 617%This home
- 5 of 620%
- All 63%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- June 25, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since January 2024 — 2 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 8 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 4 findings
Unannounced visit · June 25, 2026
Equipment and toys were not in good repair and developmentally appropriate. I observed two (2) outdoor chairs that were in need of repair/replacement. I observed a plastic bin in the learning area that was broken.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/3/2026
Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. Monthly inspections were not completed and on file, 5/2026 was missing.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/3/2026
Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. Daily sign-in was not completed for this week.
Violation corrected during visit
The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete. Emergency drills were not practiced every three (3) months. The last emergency drill was conducted on 10/16/25
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/3/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000528 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jun 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · June 27, 2025
A supply of clean linens were not on hand, and/or were not changed weekly or whenever they are soiled or wet. I observed a child's cot with a soiled linen.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000528 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jan 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · January 29, 2025
Prescription or over-the-counter medication and topical, non-medical ointment, repellant, lotion, cream, fluoridated toothpaste, or powder was administered to any child without the required information. Three (3) topical ointments were expired, I observed one (1) topical ointment with no permission form for administration.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/31/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000528 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jan 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · January 31, 2024
Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. One (1) child did not have a medical report was not file within thirty (30) days of enrollment.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/13/2024
Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns. One (1) child's file did not have the section for health care needs or concerns completed.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/13/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000528 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 882-6594
- Address
- 5013 Lazy Day Ln, Indian Trail, 28079
- License
- 90000528
- Quality program
- Five Star License
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Sources and dates
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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 90000528 under License Number, and open the result.
Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Charlotte-area’s 139 licensed family homes hold. Small is 5 to 7; larger is 9 to 11.