Charlotte · Licensed center
Marizetta Kerry Child Development Center
At a glance
- Large Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 170 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 5 of its 8 licensing inspections since November 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 28, 2026Nothing cited
Jul 24, 20265 citations
Citation
“Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible. There was a cracked child size chair on the toddler playground.”
Violation corrected during visit
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 #119, there were 2 aerosol containers on top of a cabinet not stored in a locked area.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. There was no documentation of playground inspections for April and May 2026.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/30/2026
Citation
“Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. In space 1ab, there was no documentation of visually checking on sleeping infants.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/30/2026
Citation
“Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children. There was no smoking signage in the vehicle used to transport children.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Jan 14, 2026Nothing cited
Jul 29, 20252 citations
Citation
“The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. There was no documentation on file that NC prek staff an annual review of the EMC plan.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/5/2025
Citation
“The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. There was no documentation on file that NC prek staff had an annual review of the EPR plan.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/5/2025
Mar 11, 20252 citations
Citation
“All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space 102, there was a torn child size sofa.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. There was no documentation on file that a staff member took the Recognizing and Responding to maltreatment training for the 5 year mark.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/13/2025
Aug 1, 20243 citations
Citation
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In spaces 5ab, 6a and 119 there is peeling/chipping paint on the walls.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/13/2024
Citation
“A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #2, there was a bug spray and a cerave cream without permission to give forms.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #2, there was an expired Destin cream. In space #2, there was expired permission to give forms for sunscreen and A&D ointment. In spaces #3 and #102, there was expired permission to give forms for epi-pens. In space #3, there was expired permission to give form for a child's albuterol.”
Violation corrected during visit
Feb 22, 20241 citation
Citation
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. In space 5a/b, there is peeling paint on the walls.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/1/2024
- Nov 3, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 5 of this center's 8 inspections. Charlotte-area centers inspected 8 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (73 centers).
How all 73 Charlotte-area centers inspected 8 times compare
Of the 73 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 81%
- 2 of 84%
- 3 of 814%
- 4 of 812%
- 5 of 829%This center
- 6 of 823%
- 7 of 815%
- All 81%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- July 28, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since November 2023 — 3 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 13 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 5 findings
Unannounced visit · July 24, 2026
Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible. There was a cracked child size chair on the toddler playground.
Violation corrected during visit
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 #119, there were 2 aerosol containers on top of a cabinet not stored in a locked area.
Violation corrected during visit
Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. There was no documentation of playground inspections for April and May 2026.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/30/2026
Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. In space 1ab, there was no documentation of visually checking on sleeping infants.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/30/2026
Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children. There was no smoking signage in the vehicle used to transport children.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000415 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jul 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · July 29, 2025
The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. There was no documentation on file that NC prek staff an annual review of the EMC plan.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/5/2025
The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. There was no documentation on file that NC prek staff had an annual review of the EPR plan.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/5/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000415 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · March 11, 2025
All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space 102, there was a torn child size sofa.
Violation corrected during visit
Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. There was no documentation on file that a staff member took the Recognizing and Responding to maltreatment training for the 5 year mark.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/13/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000415 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Aug 2024 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · August 1, 2024
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In spaces 5ab, 6a and 119 there is peeling/chipping paint on the walls.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/13/2024
A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #2, there was a bug spray and a cerave cream without permission to give forms.
Violation corrected during visit
A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #2, there was an expired Destin cream. In space #2, there was expired permission to give forms for sunscreen and A&D ointment. In spaces #3 and #102, there was expired permission to give forms for epi-pens. In space #3, there was expired permission to give form for a child's albuterol.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000415 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Feb 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · February 22, 2024
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. In space 5a/b, there is peeling paint on the walls.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/1/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000415 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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A day here
- Meals
- Chef prepares breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack daily, included in the weekly tuition fee
How they teach
Creative Curriculum
“Creative Curriculum The Creative Curriculum is used Center-wide for all ages.”
Details
- Phone
- (704) 391-3871
- Address
- 3301 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, 28216
- License
- 60000415
- Quality program
- Five Star License
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 mzkchildcare.org
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals — Checked July 2026 mzkchildcare.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60000415 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website — Checked July 2026 mzkchildcare.org
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60000415 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.