Charlotte · Licensed center
Movement School Eastland Pre-K
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 54 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 8 of its 9 licensing inspections since September 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 17, 20261 citation
Citation
“Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance, several children were missing from the attendance but were present.”
Violation corrected during visit
May 12, 20261 citation
Citation
“Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance space 3, did not have the attendance completed for today's visit.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Nov 17, 2025Nothing cited
Oct 1, 20251 citation
Citation
“The center did not comply with the permit restrictions. Facility is still waiting on Zoning to do a visit for age decrease. Their age requirement is four to five years of age and three year old children are enrolled.”
Violation corrected during visit
Sep 5, 20254 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. Facility did not send the fire inspection within one week.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“The center did not comply with the permit restrictions. Facility is waiting on zoning and enrolled three year old children. The permit states four through five.”
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 10/1/2025
Citation
“Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance space three did not have the attendance completed.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. There were 13 children present in space two. Teacher assisted me with the walk-through, and later a teacher walked into the office while I was typing. Ratio was 1 to 13 and should have been 1 to 12.”
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 10/1/2025
Mar 25, 20254 citations
Citation
“Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The menu posted read that Pineaples would be served, children were served apples.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. In both spaces children's and teachers water cups were not labeled.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. Children's food is delivered, however the refrigerator where the milk is stored did not have a thermometer to measure the tempreature.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests. The playground had several empty bags of chips, and other debris scatteredd in several places.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/23/2025
Sep 6, 20243 citations
Citation
“Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible. There was a foam ball that had missing chunks.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. there were two outlets exposed in the block center in space 2(168).”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last documented inspection was on June 3, 2024.”
Violation corrected during visit
Mar 27, 20243 citations
Citation
“Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. An outlet in space one hundred and sixty seven (167) did not have an outlet over where a child could reach it.”
Violation corrected during visit
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. New staff members M.J. and J.B. did have proof showing review and signed acknowledgement of the Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy but the date reviewed and signed was after caring for children ages zero (0) to five (5).”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/27/2024
Citation
“Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. New staff members M.J. and J.B. medical report, proof of tuberculosis and health questionnaire were kept in the staff file and not in a separate file.”
Violation corrected during visit
Sep 8, 20233 citations
Citation
“Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last day of school was in June 2023. The last fire drill was conducted on 5/31/2023.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/19/2023
Citation
“Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. in space 168 there was an uncovered outlet in the book center. In space 167 there was a missing outlet cover in dramatic play center.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last day of school was in June 2023, and school started September 5th, 2023. The last drill was conducted in May 2023.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/19/2023
The state cited rules at 8 of this center's 9 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 9 times had fewer: 86% of 49 had rules cited at 7 or fewer.
How all 49 Charlotte-area centers inspected 9 times compare
Of the 49 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 9 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 94%
- 2 of 94%
- 3 of 96%
- 4 of 914%
- 5 of 922%
- 6 of 922%
- 7 of 912%
- 8 of 912%This center
- All 92%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- June 17, 2026
- On file
- 9 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing, 1 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 20 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.
Jun 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · June 17, 2026
Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance, several children were missing from the attendance but were present.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004227 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
May 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · May 12, 2026
Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance space 3, did not have the attendance completed for today's visit.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004227 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Oct 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · October 1, 2025
The center did not comply with the permit restrictions. Facility is still waiting on Zoning to do a visit for age decrease. Their age requirement is four to five years of age and three year old children are enrolled.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004227 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · September 5, 2025
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. Facility did not send the fire inspection within one week.
Violation corrected during visit
The center did not comply with the permit restrictions. Facility is waiting on zoning and enrolled three year old children. The permit states four through five.
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 10/1/2025
Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance space three did not have the attendance completed.
Violation corrected during visit
Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. There were 13 children present in space two. Teacher assisted me with the walk-through, and later a teacher walked into the office while I was typing. Ratio was 1 to 13 and should have been 1 to 12.
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 10/1/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004227 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · March 25, 2025
Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The menu posted read that Pineaples would be served, children were served apples.
Violation corrected during visit
Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. In both spaces children's and teachers water cups were not labeled.
Violation corrected during visit
Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. Children's food is delivered, however the refrigerator where the milk is stored did not have a thermometer to measure the tempreature.
Violation corrected during visit
The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests. The playground had several empty bags of chips, and other debris scatteredd in several places.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/23/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004227 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2024 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · September 6, 2024
Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible. There was a foam ball that had missing chunks.
Violation corrected during visit
Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. there were two outlets exposed in the block center in space 2(168).
Violation corrected during visit
Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last documented inspection was on June 3, 2024.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004227 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2024 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · March 27, 2024
Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. An outlet in space one hundred and sixty seven (167) did not have an outlet over where a child could reach it.
Violation corrected during visit
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. New staff members M.J. and J.B. did have proof showing review and signed acknowledgement of the Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy but the date reviewed and signed was after caring for children ages zero (0) to five (5).
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/27/2024
Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. New staff members M.J. and J.B. medical report, proof of tuberculosis and health questionnaire were kept in the staff file and not in a separate file.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004227 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2023 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · September 8, 2023
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last day of school was in June 2023. The last fire drill was conducted on 5/31/2023.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/19/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. in space 168 there was an uncovered outlet in the book center. In space 167 there was a missing outlet cover in dramatic play center.
Violation corrected during visit
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last day of school was in June 2023, and school started September 5th, 2023. The last drill was conducted in May 2023.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/19/2023
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004227 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 532-0640
- Address
- 5249 Central Ave, Charlotte, 28212
- License
- 60004227
- Quality program
- Three Star License
- Established
- 2020
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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 60004227 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.