Little Ladybug's Place To Grow, LLC

Center · Matthews · 2251 Stallings Rd

What kind of place is this?

Size 187 children licensed Larger than the middle half of Charlotte centers, where the middle half licenses 50–162. Measured across 598 Charlotte centers, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit North Carolina DCDEE names a limited company as the licensee, and it is not in the IRS register of tax-exempt organisations. ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Three Star License
License status Active

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
August 6, 2026
On file
1 visit, August 2026 — it cited findings
Fixed?
2 of 6 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.

Aug 2026 Unannounced visit 6 findings

Unannounced visit · August 6, 2026

Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. A medication was not in an original label and did not have proper documentation for use in space five (5).

Violation corrected during visit

Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space three (3) plastic bags were accessible to children under three (3).

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.Staff members R.B, S.C, S.F, E.R, and M.T. did not have verfication of certification of FA training.

Violation pending provider response

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 members R.B, S.C, S.F, E.R, and M.T. did not have verfication of certification of CPR training.

Violation pending provider response

Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last emergency drill was recorded as practiced in April of 2026.

Violation pending provider response

The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. On both outdoor play areas, the dept of the mulch was not based on the height of the equipment. The fence on the playground that serves older children, while not critical, is leaning and needs repair.

Violation pending provider response

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Before you tour

Little Ladybug's Place To Grow, LLC hasn’t published

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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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Licensing and contact

State record

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