Ms. C's Playcare Daycare Center LLC

Center · Charlotte · 5842 Hickory Grove Rd

What kind of place is this?

Size 40 children licensed Smaller than the middle half of Charlotte centers, where the middle half licenses 50–162. Measured across 598 Charlotte centers, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit North Carolina DCDEE names a limited company as the licensee, and it is not in the IRS register of tax-exempt organisations. ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov

How this compares

North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 2 of the 4 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?

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

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

License status Active

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
August 13, 2026
On file
4 visits since May 2026 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
7 of 10 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.

Aug 2026 Unannounced visit 3 findings

Unannounced visit · August 13, 2026

Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. The departure time for one (1) child was not documented on 8/12/26. The arrival time for one (1) child was not documented on 8/13/26.

Violation corrected during visit

Children under one year of age were not kept separate from children two years and older. Two (2) two year old children were being cared for in Space 1 with a child under 12 months of age. Repeat violation

Violation pending provider response

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. The stucco/cement on the side of the foundation was observed peeling and coming off in the infant/toddler playground posing a choking hazard.

Violation pending provider response

DCDEE facility lookup

Aug 2026 Unannounced visit 7 findings

Unannounced visit · August 4, 2026

Children were not adequately supervised at all times. The teacher in Space 2 left a two year old child unsupervised to answer the door.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 8/13/2026

Children under one year of age were not kept separate from children two years and older. A child under 12 months of age was cared for in Space 1 with a two year old, five year old and a ten year old.

Violation pending provider response

Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. Fire drills were documented for June or July.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 8/13/2026

The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The safe sleep policy was not posted in Space 1 for infant care.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 8/13/2026

Children's records were not made available for review. Four (4) children did not have files.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 8/13/2026

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. One (1) employee did not have a signed shaken baby policy on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 8/13/2026

The person identified as the person or alternate person responsible for carrying out the emergency medical care plan was not on the premises at all times and/or did not accompany children for off premise activities. The posted EMC did not list an alternate and the primary individual was not onsite upon arrival today.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 8/13/2026

DCDEE facility lookup

Jun 2026 Announced visit nothing cited
May 2026 Announced visit nothing cited

Before you tour

Ms. C's Playcare Daycare Center LLC 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.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

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 Ms. C's Playcare Daycare Center LLC? 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.