Lowell · Licensed center
Little Tykes Child Development Center
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 38 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 7 licensing inspections since December 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 7, 2026Nothing cited
- May 12, 2026Nothing cited
Dec 1, 20251 citation
Citation
“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
- Jun 2, 2025Nothing cited
- Dec 2, 2024Nothing cited
Jun 26, 20241 citation
Citation
“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
Dec 5, 20231 citation
Citation
“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
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 7 times had more: 65% of 86 had rules cited at 4 or more.
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%This center
- 4 of 721%
- 5 of 726%
- 6 of 716%
- All 72%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- October 7, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since December 2023 — 4 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 3 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.
Dec 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
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
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 36000302 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jun 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
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
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 36000302 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 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
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 36000302 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 823-7440
- Address
- 309 Groves Street, Lowell, 28098
- License
- 36000302
- 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 — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 36000302 under License Number, and open the result.
- Quality program — Checked November 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 36000302 under License Number, and open the result.
Small means the smallest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 11 to 50 children. Medium is 51 to 162; large is 163 to 528.