Charlotte · Licensed center
Movement Northwest Early Education
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 60 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since September 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 14, 2026Nothing cited
Sep 2, 202617 citations
Citation
“Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. There was no documentation of an annual fire inspection.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/28/2026
Citation
“A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. Two children's file were missing the summary of the law notification.”
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 9/14/2026
Citation
“Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. A snack menu was not posted.”
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 9/14/2026
Citation
“Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. There was no documentation of a required drill for May 2026.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2026
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 an inspection for May 2026.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2026
Citation
“On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. A staff member did not have a TB screening on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2026
Citation
“All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Two staff members did not have an updated health questionnaire on file.”
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. Two staff members did not have an annual Emergency information form on file.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. S. G. first aid training expired on 7/2026. R. Brown first aid training was not on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/28/2026
Citation
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. S. G. CPR course expired on 7/2026. R. Brown CPR certificate was not on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/28/2026
Citation
“Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Two staff members did not have an annual staff evaluation on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2026
Citation
“Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. Two children's file were missing the discipline policy notification.”
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 9/14/2026
Citation
“Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. There was no documentation of a required shelter in place/lockdown drill for May 2026.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2026
Citation
“The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. Two children's file were missing the notification for no smoking.”
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 9/14/2026
Citation
“The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. Two staff members did not have the shaken baby acknowledgment form on file.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. There was no documentation on file that two staff members completed the health and safety trainings within one year of employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2026
Citation
“A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. Two children's file were missing the shaken baby acknowledgement form.”
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 9/14/2026
- May 19, 2026Nothing cited
Oct 23, 20252 citations
Citation
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space 211, the space for children 3 years of age there was no activity plan posted.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/27/2025
Citation
“Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child's file was missing the medical exam.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/27/2025
- Sep 8, 2025Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections. Charlotte-area centers inspected 5 times split three ways: 20% had fewer, 45% the same, and 35% more (20 centers).
How all 20 Charlotte-area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 20 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None15%
- 1 of 55%
- 2 of 545%This center
- 3 of 520%
- 4 of 55%
- All 510%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- September 14, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since September 2025 — 3 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 19 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 17 findings
Unannounced visit · September 2, 2026
Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. There was no documentation of an annual fire inspection.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/28/2026
A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. Two children's file were missing the summary of the law notification.
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 9/14/2026
Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. A snack menu was not posted.
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 9/14/2026
Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. There was no documentation of a required drill for May 2026.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2026
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 an inspection for May 2026.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2026
On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. A staff member did not have a TB screening on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2026
All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Two staff members did not have an updated health questionnaire on file.
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. Two staff members did not have an annual Emergency information form on file.
Violation corrected during visit
All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. S. G. first aid training expired on 7/2026. R. Brown first aid training was not on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/28/2026
All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. S. G. CPR course expired on 7/2026. R. Brown CPR certificate was not on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/28/2026
Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Two staff members did not have an annual staff evaluation on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2026
Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. Two children's file were missing the discipline policy notification.
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 9/14/2026
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. There was no documentation of a required shelter in place/lockdown drill for May 2026.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2026
The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. Two children's file were missing the notification for no smoking.
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 9/14/2026
The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. Two staff members did not have the shaken baby acknowledgment form on file.
Violation corrected during visit
Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. There was no documentation on file that two staff members completed the health and safety trainings within one year of employment.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/15/2026
A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. Two children's file were missing the shaken baby acknowledgement form.
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 9/14/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004412 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Oct 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · October 23, 2025
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space 211, the space for children 3 years of age there was no activity plan posted.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/27/2025
Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child's file was missing the medical exam.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/27/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004412 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (980) 431-5330
- Address
- 8015 Bellhaven Boulevard, Charlotte, 28216
- License
- 60004412
- Quality program
- Four Star License
- Established
- 2023
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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 60004412 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website movementschools.org
- Established movementschools.org
Medium means the middle half of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 51 to 162 children. Small is 11 to 50; large is 163 to 528.