Mini Academy

Center · Mount Holly · 504 W Charlotte Ave

What kind of place is this?

Size 68 children licensed In the middle half for Charlotte centers, where the middle half licenses 50–162. Measured across 598 Charlotte centers, 2026-08-17.

How this compares

North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 4 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.

Will it fit our family?

Accepts subsidy Yes

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Three Star License
License status Active

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
February 26, 2026
On file
6 visits since November 2023 — 2 cited nothing, 1 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 6 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.

Feb 2026 Announced visit nothing cited
Oct 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · October 15, 2025

Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space #1b, a foam eraser used for a chalkboard was observed on the art shelf accessible to children two years of age.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Apr 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · April 16, 2025

Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space #1b, a plastic package of wipes with safety warnings was observed in a child's cubby accessible to children two years of age. A bundle of plastic grocery bags with safety warnings was hanging from a hook below five feet from the floor accessible to children two years of age in the bathroom connected to space #1b.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Nov 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jun 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · June 17, 2024

An incident report was not completed and mailed to a Division representative within seven days after the incident when medical treatment was required. An incident report documented for an injury that occurred at the child care facility on June 5, 2024 when medical treatment was required was not sent to the consultant within seven calendar days.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Nov 2023 Unannounced visit 3 findings

Unannounced visit · November 29, 2023

The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. In space #1b, one broken stacking toy was observed with a two-inch crack accessible to children.

Violation corrected during visit

Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space #1b, the classroom for children two years of age, a bundle of plastic grocery bags with suffocation warnings was observed below the diaper changing table in an unlocked cabinet accessible to children. In space #1b, five small, broken pieces of crayon approximately one inch long were observed on a shelf in the art activity area accessible to children.

Violation corrected during visit

Vehicles used to transport children enrolled in the child care center did not comply with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations. One car seat that was observed on one of the vans used to transport children had expired with manufacturer's instructions stating, "do not use this seat restraint after 2022."

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Before you tour

Mini Academy hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask which of these findings were serious.North Carolina DCDEE records the correction in its own words, but never says how serious it was.

Sources and dates

Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.

All checked July 2026.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

Do you run Mini Academy? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.