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Little Life Academy

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At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 90 children.
  • Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 3 of its 6 licensing inspections since January 2024.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Jul 9, 20264 citations
    • 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 #1, there was a Febreze aerosal in the bathroom on a shelf.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. There was no documentation on file for an annual EMC review for all existing staff.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/16/2026

    • Citation
      • “Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. In space #1, there was attendance recorded for Tuesday July 7, 2026 and Wednesday July 8, 2026.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. In space #1, there was a staff member's Mcdonalds ice coffee on the counter.”

        Violation corrected during visit

  • Jan 13, 20262 citations
    • 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. The procedures were not posted to be seen by parents.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • 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. There was no acknowledgement of the policy on file for 3 staff members.”

        Violation corrected during visit

  • Jul 15, 20254 citations
    • Citation
      • “All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space #7, there is peeling paint on the walls.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/28/2025

    • Citation
      • “A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #7, there was no permission form for a child's sunscreen.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2025

    • Citation
      • “All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Existing staff did not have current health questionnaires on file.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2025

    • Citation
      • “Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Existing staff did not have current emergency information forms on file.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2025

  • Jan 16, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jul 18, 2024Nothing cited
  • Jan 18, 2024Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 6 inspections. Charlotte-area centers inspected 6 times split three ways: 35% had fewer, 19% the same, and 46% more (79 centers).

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

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
July 9, 2026
On file
6 visits since January 2024 — 3 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 10 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.

Jul 2026 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · July 9, 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 #1, there was a Febreze aerosal in the bathroom on a shelf.

Violation corrected during visit

The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. There was no documentation on file for an annual EMC review for all existing staff.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/16/2026

Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. In space #1, there was attendance recorded for Tuesday July 7, 2026 and Wednesday July 8, 2026.

Violation corrected during visit

Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. In space #1, there was a staff member's Mcdonalds ice coffee on the counter.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003842 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Jan 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · January 13, 2026

Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents. The procedures were not posted to be seen by parents.

Violation corrected during visit

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. There was no acknowledgement of the policy on file for 3 staff members.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003842 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Jul 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · July 15, 2025

All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space #7, there is peeling paint on the walls.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/28/2025

A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #7, there was no permission form for a child's sunscreen.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2025

All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Existing staff did not have current health questionnaires on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2025

Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Existing staff did not have current emergency information forms on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003842 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Jan 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jul 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jan 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(704) 312-1055
Address
20010 Chartown Drive, Cornelius, 28031
License
60003842

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State record

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

Details

  • Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60003842 under License Number, and open the result.
  • Website — Checked July 2026 lifecharlotte.com
  • Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60003842 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.

Medium means the middle half of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 51 to 162 children. Small is 11 to 50; large is 163 to 528.

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