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Little Hedgepeth Academy

littlehedgepethacademy.org

At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 165 children.

What to know

They serve: 0 to 12 years (their website).

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 4 of its 6 licensing inspections since August 2023.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Feb 24, 20266 citations
    • Citation
      • “The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests. A tree root was exposed on the preschool playground that was a potential tripping hazard.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. Incident reports from February were not entered into the incident log.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. The first aid certification for staff member L.W. expired on 1/18/26.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/10/2026

    • Citation
      • “All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. The CPR certification for staff member, L.W. expired on 1/18/26.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/10/2026

    • Citation
      • “Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. A staff member's evaluation was completed annually as required.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/10/2026

    • Citation
      • “Children's records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child. A child's file did not contain the required medical assessment.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/10/2026

  • Aug 13, 20251 citation
    • Citation
      • “Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. Incident logs were not maintained as required. Incident reports from March through August had not been logged.”

        Violation corrected during visit

  • Feb 28, 20252 citations
    • Citation
      • “Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. Two (2) children's files did not contain the required parent acknowledgement of the facility's operational policies.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/11/2025

    • 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. A medical file was not maintained separately from the staff member's personnel file for two (2) staff members.”

        Violation corrected during visit

  • Sep 25, 2024Nothing cited
  • Mar 5, 2024Nothing cited
  • Aug 31, 20235 citations
    • Citation
      • “Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. Incident reports from April and May 2023 were not documented on the incident log.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Staff member, C.A. did not have documentation of the required 16 hours of orientation.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/12/2023

    • Citation
      • “All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff member, C.A. did not complete the required first aid certification.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/12/2023

    • Citation
      • “All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff member, C.A. did not complete the required CPR certification.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/12/2023

    • Citation
      • “The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. Staff member, C.A. did not complete the review of the policy prior to working with children.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/12/2023

The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 6 times had fewer: 54% of 79 had rules cited at 3 or fewer.

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%
  • 2 of 620%
  • 3 of 619%
  • 4 of 620%This center
  • 5 of 615%
  • All 610%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
February 24, 2026
On file
6 visits since August 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.

Feb 2026 Unannounced visit 6 findings

Unannounced visit · February 24, 2026

The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests. A tree root was exposed on the preschool playground that was a potential tripping hazard.

Violation corrected during visit

Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. Incident reports from February were not entered into the incident log.

Violation corrected during visit

All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. The first aid certification for staff member L.W. expired on 1/18/26.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/10/2026

All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. The CPR certification for staff member, L.W. expired on 1/18/26.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/10/2026

Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. A staff member's evaluation was completed annually as required.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/10/2026

Children's records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child. A child's file did not contain the required medical assessment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/10/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002013 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Aug 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · August 13, 2025

Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. Incident logs were not maintained as required. Incident reports from March through August had not been logged.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002013 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Feb 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · February 28, 2025

Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. Two (2) children's files did not contain the required parent acknowledgement of the facility's operational policies.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/11/2025

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. A medical file was not maintained separately from the staff member's personnel file for two (2) staff members.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002013 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Sep 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Mar 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Aug 2023 Unannounced visit 5 findings

Unannounced visit · August 31, 2023

No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. Incident reports from April and May 2023 were not documented on the incident log.

Violation corrected during visit

No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Staff member, C.A. did not have documentation of the required 16 hours of orientation.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/12/2023

No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff member, C.A. did not complete the required first aid certification.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/12/2023

No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff member, C.A. did not complete the required CPR certification.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/12/2023

No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. Staff member, C.A. did not complete the review of the policy prior to working with children.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/12/2023

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002013 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

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Details

Phone
(704) 599-5437
Address
2400 Rocky River Road, Charlotte, 28213
License
60002013
Quality program
Four 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

Large means the biggest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 163 to 528 children. Small is 11 to 50; medium is 51 to 162.

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