Wingate · Licensed family home
Little Scholars Quality Family Childcare
At a glance
- Larger family home, licensed for up to 10 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 8 licensing inspections since December 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 21, 2026Nothing cited
- Apr 15, 2026Nothing cited
- Jan 29, 2026Nothing cited
- Jan 23, 2026Nothing cited
Apr 16, 20252 citations
Citation
“All indoor and outdoor areas used by the children were not kept clean, orderly, and free of items which are potentially hazardous to children including removal of items a child can swallow; the removal of loose nails or screws and splinters on inside; and use of outdoor equipment that is too hot to touch. I observed a broken wood panel on the play structure, the wooden panel had exposed nails.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Operator did not maintain a record of on-going training in which he/she has participated. I observed seven (7) ongoing training hours completed. The training hours were not recorded on the training log.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/30/2025
Nov 20, 20241 citation
Citation
“Hazardous cleaning supplies and other items that might be poisonous e.g. toxic plants, were not out of reach or in locked storage when children were in care. I observed a water treatment solution for fish tanks below five (5) feet beside the fish aquarium. The label had warnings to keep out of reach of children.”
Violation corrected during visit
Apr 23, 20245 citations
Citation
“Potentially hazardous items, including but not limited to, power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, and gasoline or kerosene, whether or not intended for use by children were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children. During the walkthrough, I observed the red shed with a stick across the handles, when I observed inside there were hazardous items such as lawn appliances, the grey shed was also unlocked and inside I observed pest control equipment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/5/2024
Citation
“Equipment and toys were not in good repair and developmentally appropriate. During the walkthrough I observed a power strip with two (2) outlets that had fire/spark damage,”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. I observed one (1) outlet uncovered by the bookshelf in the childcare room.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current. The EPR plan was last updated/revised on 4/2019.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/5/2024
Citation
“Indoor and outdoor area was not checked daily for debris, vandalism, broken equipment, and animal waste. I observed animal waste beside the fire pit area.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/5/2024
Dec 14, 20231 citation
Citation
“Written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations as required by NC law and local ordinances, including rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, was not available. The older canine's rabies vaccine was out of date and needed to be updated.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/22/2023
The state cited rules at 4 of this home's 8 inspections. Most Charlotte-area family homes inspected 8 times had fewer: 54% of 28 had rules cited at 3 or fewer.
How all 28 Charlotte-area family homes inspected 8 times compare
Of the 28 Charlotte-area family homes the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None4%
- 2 of 814%
- 3 of 836%
- 4 of 87%This home
- 5 of 825%
- 6 of 87%
- 7 of 87%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- August 21, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since December 2023 — 4 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 9 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.
Apr 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · April 16, 2025
All indoor and outdoor areas used by the children were not kept clean, orderly, and free of items which are potentially hazardous to children including removal of items a child can swallow; the removal of loose nails or screws and splinters on inside; and use of outdoor equipment that is too hot to touch. I observed a broken wood panel on the play structure, the wooden panel had exposed nails.
Violation corrected during visit
Operator did not maintain a record of on-going training in which he/she has participated. I observed seven (7) ongoing training hours completed. The training hours were not recorded on the training log.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/30/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000393 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Nov 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · November 20, 2024
Hazardous cleaning supplies and other items that might be poisonous e.g. toxic plants, were not out of reach or in locked storage when children were in care. I observed a water treatment solution for fish tanks below five (5) feet beside the fish aquarium. The label had warnings to keep out of reach of children.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000393 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Apr 2024 Unannounced visit 5 findings
Unannounced visit · April 23, 2024
Potentially hazardous items, including but not limited to, power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, and gasoline or kerosene, whether or not intended for use by children were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children. During the walkthrough, I observed the red shed with a stick across the handles, when I observed inside there were hazardous items such as lawn appliances, the grey shed was also unlocked and inside I observed pest control equipment.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/5/2024
Equipment and toys were not in good repair and developmentally appropriate. During the walkthrough I observed a power strip with two (2) outlets that had fire/spark damage,
Violation corrected during visit
Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. I observed one (1) outlet uncovered by the bookshelf in the childcare room.
Violation corrected during visit
The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current. The EPR plan was last updated/revised on 4/2019.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/5/2024
Indoor and outdoor area was not checked daily for debris, vandalism, broken equipment, and animal waste. I observed animal waste beside the fire pit area.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/5/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000393 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Dec 2023 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · December 14, 2023
Written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations as required by NC law and local ordinances, including rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, was not available. The older canine's rabies vaccine was out of date and needed to be updated.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/22/2023
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000393 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 635-5967
- Address
- 103 Big Dipper Court, Wingate, 28174
- License
- 90000393
- Quality program
- Three 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 90000393 under License Number, and open the result.
Larger means licensed for 9 to 11 children, among Charlotte-area’s 139 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 5 to 7; mid-size is 8.