Concord · Licensed center
Mary Frances Wall Center
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 330 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since June 2026.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 15, 20261 citation
Citation
“A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On September 9, 2026, a staff member failed to provide a safe environment in the classroom for four-year-old child when the staff member was observed to be caring for children while under the influence of alcohol.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/16/2026
Sep 10, 20263 citations
Citation
“Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The playground inspection for August 2026 was not recorded using a playground inspection checklist.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. A staff member (DOH: 7/26/2020) last completed the annual health questionnaire on 8/4/2025.”
Violation corrected during visit
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. The Emergency Information Form for a staff member (DOH: 7/26/2020) was last completed on 8/4/2025.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Jul 21, 2026Nothing cited
- Jun 29, 2026Nothing cited
Fewer than 20 Charlotte-area centers have had 4 licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- September 15, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since June 2026 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- All 4 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.
Sep 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · September 15, 2026
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On September 9, 2026, a staff member failed to provide a safe environment in the classroom for four-year-old child when the staff member was observed to be caring for children while under the influence of alcohol.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/16/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000647 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2026 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · September 10, 2026
Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The playground inspection for August 2026 was not recorded using a playground inspection checklist.
Violation corrected during visit
All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. A staff member (DOH: 7/26/2020) last completed the annual health questionnaire on 8/4/2025.
Violation corrected during visit
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. The Emergency Information Form for a staff member (DOH: 7/26/2020) was last completed on 8/4/2025.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000647 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 260-6790
- Address
- 87 Palaside Drive NE, Concord, 28025
- License
- 13000647
- Quality program
- Five Star License
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State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 13000647 under License Number, and open the result.
- Address — Checked October 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 13000647 under License Number, and open the result.
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 13000647 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.