North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 3 of the 6 visits below. Across Charlotte centers it cites something at about 57% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Charlotte with Charlotte and never with another state.
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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.
Unannounced visit · December 1, 2025
Screen time was offered to children under three years of age. In Space #1a, four (4) children, all two (2) years of age, were watching “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” on a television.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/1/2025
Unannounced visit · June 26, 2024
Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. There were no playground inspections on file for April 2024 or May 2024.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/26/2024
Unannounced visit · December 5, 2023
All electrical appliances were not used in accordance with the manufacturers instruction. Appliances with heating elements, such as bottle warmers, crock pots, curling irons, irons, coffee pots, and/or their cords were accessible to preschool-age children. In Space #3, a space heater was in use and placed on the shelf to the left of the door to the playground.
Violation corrected during visit
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All checked July 2026.
Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.
Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.
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