Concord · Licensed family home
Miss Candy's Playland
At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 5 of its 7 licensing inspections since November 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 30, 20262 citations
Citation
“The written plan of care was not given and explained to parents of children in care on or before the first day the child attended the home. Parents did not sign a statement acknowledging the receipt and explanation of the plan. Parents did not give written permission for their child to be transported by the operator for specific routine tasks that are included on the written schedule. One child's file (DOE 8/18/26) did not contain a written plan of care.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/2/2026
Citation
“Application did not include all required information including, but not limited to: child's full name, named to be called, child’s date of birth, any allergies, including symptoms and the type of response required, and any fears or behavior characteristics a child has. A child's application (DOE 9/16/26 was missing information).”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/2/2026
- May 26, 2026Nothing cited
Dec 2, 20251 citation
Citation
“Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns. The application for a child with the enrollment date of 9/15/25 did not contain the required information.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/15/2025
- Feb 12, 2025Nothing cited
Aug 22, 20241 citation
Citation
“Products that are labeled "keep out of reach of children" without any other warnings, were not stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is five feet above the finished floor. A bottle of bulk soap was on the toilet in the bathroom used by children.”
Violation corrected during visit
Apr 17, 20241 citation
Citation
“Application did not include the names and the phone numbers of the child's physician and the persons to be contacted in an emergency situation. One child's application did not include the choice of physician and another child's application did not include the hospital preference.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/17/2024
Nov 9, 20232 citations
Citation
“Operator did not successfully complete a first aid course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) First aid training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification. The operator had a First aid certification which expired on September 20, 2023.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
Citation
“Operator did not successfully complete a CPR course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) CPR training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification. The operator had a CPR certification which expired on September 20, 2023.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
The state cited rules at 5 of this home's 7 inspections. Most Charlotte-area family homes inspected 7 times had fewer: 73% of 37 had rules cited at 4 or fewer.
How all 37 Charlotte-area family homes inspected 7 times compare
Of the 37 Charlotte-area family homes the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None5%
- 1 of 714%
- 2 of 719%
- 3 of 724%
- 4 of 711%
- 5 of 719%This home
- 6 of 78%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- October 30, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since November 2023 — 2 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 7 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.
Oct 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · October 30, 2026
The written plan of care was not given and explained to parents of children in care on or before the first day the child attended the home. Parents did not sign a statement acknowledging the receipt and explanation of the plan. Parents did not give written permission for their child to be transported by the operator for specific routine tasks that are included on the written schedule. One child's file (DOE 8/18/26) did not contain a written plan of care.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/2/2026
Application did not include all required information including, but not limited to: child's full name, named to be called, child’s date of birth, any allergies, including symptoms and the type of response required, and any fears or behavior characteristics a child has. A child's application (DOE 9/16/26 was missing information).
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/2/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000478 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Dec 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · December 2, 2025
Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns. The application for a child with the enrollment date of 9/15/25 did not contain the required information.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/15/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000478 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Aug 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · August 22, 2024
Products that are labeled "keep out of reach of children" without any other warnings, were not stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is five feet above the finished floor. A bottle of bulk soap was on the toilet in the bathroom used by children.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000478 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Apr 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · April 17, 2024
Application did not include the names and the phone numbers of the child's physician and the persons to be contacted in an emergency situation. One child's application did not include the choice of physician and another child's application did not include the hospital preference.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/17/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000478 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Nov 2023 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · November 9, 2023
Operator did not successfully complete a first aid course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) First aid training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification. The operator had a First aid certification which expired on September 20, 2023.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
Operator did not successfully complete a CPR course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) CPR training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification. The operator had a CPR certification which expired on September 20, 2023.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000478 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 701-5632
- Address
- 4023 Clover Road NW, Concord, 28027
- License
- 13000478
- Quality program
- Four Star License
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State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 13000478 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 13000478 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Charlotte-area’s 139 licensed family homes hold. Small is 5 to 7; larger is 9 to 11.