Matthews · Licensed center
Little Ladybug's Place To Grow, LLC
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 187 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 6 of its 7 licensing inspections since September 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 16, 2026Nothing cited
Aug 6, 20266 citations
Citation
“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
Citation
“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
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 members R.B, S.C, S.F, E.R, and M.T. did not have verfication of certification of FA training.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/28/2026
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. Staff members R.B, S.C, S.F, E.R, and M.T. did not have verfication of certification of CPR training.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/28/2026
Citation
“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 confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/7/2026
Citation
“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 confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/28/2026
Jun 17, 20263 citations
Citation
“Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On June 16, 2026, a two-year-old child pushed and hit another two-year-old child numerous times. The two-year-old child continued to chase, push, and pull another two-year-old child's hair, unbeknownst to staff member knowledge for approximately five minutes.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2026
Citation
“All openings to the outer air were not protected against the entrance of flying pest. On June 12, 2026, a staff member left an exterior door open for approximately five minutes.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2026
Citation
“Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. On June 16, 2026, a staff member lifted two-tear-old children underneath their armpits and carried them around the classroom numerous times.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2026
May 18, 20261 citation
Citation
“Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. A child in the classroom that serves three (3) year olds was "spanked/popped" on the rear end area at nap time.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/18/2026
Jan 14, 20264 citations
Citation
“Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In space nine (9) the staff and child ratio was not posted.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Swings did not have surfacing that extends two times the length of the pivot point to the surface below beyond the external limits of the equipment. Protective surface around the swings did not have the correct dept of surface material.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/27/2026
Citation
“All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In space number seven (7) two (2) aerosol cans were unlocked in a cabinet accessible by children.”
Violation corrected during visit
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“When equipment on the outdoor learning environment met one of the exceptions outlined in .0605(m)(1-4), the protective surfacing did not meet the specifications in rule. The critical height of the climbing structure which is higher than five (5) feet and less than seven (7) feet did not have six (6) inches of loose surface material.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/27/2026
Dec 17, 20254 citations
Citation
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space 4, the posted activity plan did not have a date documented to verify the current date.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/29/2025
Citation
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space #4, an area on the wall had peeling/chipping paint accessible to children (near the large group area).”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/29/2025
Citation
“All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. On the preschool playground one fence wooden panel was observed not in good repair during today's visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/29/2025
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. On the outdoor learning environment, I observed several trash cans with trash spilling out of the top area onto the ground.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/29/2025
Sep 19, 20259 citations
Citation
“A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. A current schedule was not posted in space #1 during the walk-through during today's visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
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“For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule. In space #8 developmentally appropriate toys were observed on high shelving and not made accessible to children under the age of three during today's visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
Citation
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. The ceiling in space #7 was not in good repair (water damage).”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
Citation
“All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The stationary equipment on the preschool playground did not have more than 6 inches of protective surfacing (mulch) under the climbing structure.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
Citation
“Swings did not have surfacing that extends two times the length of the pivot point to the surface below beyond the external limits of the equipment. The swings on the preschool playground did not have enough protective surfacing that extended the length of the swings.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
Citation
“Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A fire drill did not take place for August 2025.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
Citation
“All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. I observed three (3) new staff members (N.B, N.C and Y.C) did not have a health questionnaire on file during today's visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
Citation
“Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. Six (6) new staff members hired 9/2/2025 did not have documented six (s) clock hours of orientation received.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
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. Several new staff did not have documentation of receiving The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy prior to caring for children in their file during today's visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
The state cited rules at 6 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 7 times had fewer: 81% of 86 had rules cited at 5 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%
- 6 of 716%This center
- All 72%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- September 16, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since September 2025 — 1 cited nothing, 1 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 27 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 confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/28/2026
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 members R.B, S.C, S.F, E.R, and M.T. did not have verfication of certification of CPR training.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/28/2026
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 confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/7/2026
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 confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/28/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000559 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jun 2026 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · June 17, 2026
Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On June 16, 2026, a two-year-old child pushed and hit another two-year-old child numerous times. The two-year-old child continued to chase, push, and pull another two-year-old child's hair, unbeknownst to staff member knowledge for approximately five minutes.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2026
All openings to the outer air were not protected against the entrance of flying pest. On June 12, 2026, a staff member left an exterior door open for approximately five minutes.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2026
Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. On June 16, 2026, a staff member lifted two-tear-old children underneath their armpits and carried them around the classroom numerous times.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000559 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
May 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · May 18, 2026
Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. A child in the classroom that serves three (3) year olds was "spanked/popped" on the rear end area at nap time.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/18/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000559 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jan 2026 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · January 14, 2026
Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In space nine (9) the staff and child ratio was not posted.
Violation corrected during visit
Swings did not have surfacing that extends two times the length of the pivot point to the surface below beyond the external limits of the equipment. Protective surface around the swings did not have the correct dept of surface material.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/27/2026
All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In space number seven (7) two (2) aerosol cans were unlocked in a cabinet accessible by children.
Violation corrected during visit
When equipment on the outdoor learning environment met one of the exceptions outlined in .0605(m)(1-4), the protective surfacing did not meet the specifications in rule. The critical height of the climbing structure which is higher than five (5) feet and less than seven (7) feet did not have six (6) inches of loose surface material.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/27/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000559 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Dec 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · December 17, 2025
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space 4, the posted activity plan did not have a date documented to verify the current date.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/29/2025
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space #4, an area on the wall had peeling/chipping paint accessible to children (near the large group area).
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/29/2025
All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. On the preschool playground one fence wooden panel was observed not in good repair during today's visit.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/29/2025
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. On the outdoor learning environment, I observed several trash cans with trash spilling out of the top area onto the ground.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/29/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000559 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2025 Unannounced visit 9 findings
Unannounced visit · September 19, 2025
A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. A current schedule was not posted in space #1 during the walk-through during today's visit.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule. In space #8 developmentally appropriate toys were observed on high shelving and not made accessible to children under the age of three during today's visit.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. The ceiling in space #7 was not in good repair (water damage).
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The stationary equipment on the preschool playground did not have more than 6 inches of protective surfacing (mulch) under the climbing structure.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
Swings did not have surfacing that extends two times the length of the pivot point to the surface below beyond the external limits of the equipment. The swings on the preschool playground did not have enough protective surfacing that extended the length of the swings.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A fire drill did not take place for August 2025.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. I observed three (3) new staff members (N.B, N.C and Y.C) did not have a health questionnaire on file during today's visit.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. Six (6) new staff members hired 9/2/2025 did not have documented six (s) clock hours of orientation received.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
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. Several new staff did not have documentation of receiving The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy prior to caring for children in their file during today's visit.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/9/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000559 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 882-1465
- Address
- 2251 Stallings Rd, Matthews, 28104
- License
- 90000559
- 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 90000559 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 90000559 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
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.