Mint Hill · Licensed family home
Molly's In Home Daycare
At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 6 licensing inspections since September 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 10, 2026Nothing cited
Sep 16, 20251 citation
Citation
“For off-premise activities occurring on regular basis, the standing permission for 12 months had expired. One (1) child had an expired off premise form.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/18/2025
- Mar 21, 2025Nothing cited
Sep 20, 20242 citations
Citation
“Health questionnaire was not completed annually. The last HQ was completed on 8/21/23, the current HQ was completed 8/26/24.”
Violation corrected during visit
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. One (1) children's file did not have all lines completed in the health care needs section of the application.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/2/2024
Mar 12, 20242 citations
Citation
“Potentially hazardous items, including but not limited to, power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, and gasoline or kerosene, whether or not intended for use by children were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children. I observed a storage area with the door ajar and the key on the lock. Inside the storage area were hazards items such as bleach, paint, pest spray, batteries and other tools.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Prescription or over-the-counter medication and topical, non-medical ointment, repellant, lotion, cream, fluoridated toothpaste, or powder was administered to any child without the required information. I observed a diaper cream with an expiration date of 5/2023.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/14/2024
- Sep 21, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 6 inspections. Charlotte-area family homes inspected 6 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (30 family homes).
How all 30 Charlotte-area family homes inspected 6 times compare
Of the 30 Charlotte-area family homes the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None3%
- 1 of 620%
- 2 of 610%
- 3 of 627%This home
- 4 of 617%
- 5 of 620%
- All 63%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- September 10, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since September 2023 — 3 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 5 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 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · September 16, 2025
For off-premise activities occurring on regular basis, the standing permission for 12 months had expired. One (1) child had an expired off premise form.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/18/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004162 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · September 20, 2024
Health questionnaire was not completed annually. The last HQ was completed on 8/21/23, the current HQ was completed 8/26/24.
Violation corrected during visit
Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns. One (1) children's file did not have all lines completed in the health care needs section of the application.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/2/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004162 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · March 12, 2024
Potentially hazardous items, including but not limited to, power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, and gasoline or kerosene, whether or not intended for use by children were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children. I observed a storage area with the door ajar and the key on the lock. Inside the storage area were hazards items such as bleach, paint, pest spray, batteries and other tools.
Violation corrected during visit
Prescription or over-the-counter medication and topical, non-medical ointment, repellant, lotion, cream, fluoridated toothpaste, or powder was administered to any child without the required information. I observed a diaper cream with an expiration date of 5/2023.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/14/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004162 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 998-7679
- Address
- 2500 Shelborne Pl, Mint Hill, 28227
- License
- 60004162
- Quality program
- One Star License
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Sources and dates
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All checked July 2026.
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004162 under License Number, and open the result.
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.