New Life Child Development Center

Center · Concord · 4065 Poplar Tent Road

What kind of place is this?

Size 150 children licensed In the middle half for Charlotte centers, where the middle half licenses 50–162. Measured across 598 Charlotte centers, 2026-08-17.
Established 1995
Approach faith-based

In the program’s own words

“ABeka Curriculum (3 and 4-year-olds) Daily Bible Lessons Weekly Chapel” nlchilddevelopment.com, July 2026

How this compares

North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 3 of the 5 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?

Ages served ages 3 through 4

What will it cost us?

Monthly tuition $823–$845
Part-time $541–$563/mo
Application fee $150

What Shortlist has verified

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

North Carolina DCDEE does not currently list this provider in its licensing database as of September 2026, though the record below is one it published. That may mean the licence moved, was reissued under a new number, or the program closed — it is not a statement about the record. Check with the provider or the state directly.

Last visit
April 13, 2026
On file
5 visits since June 2024
Fixed?
All 9 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.

Apr 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · April 13, 2026

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. Two employees with hire dates of 7/26/23 and 1/5/26 did not have an updated Health Questionnaire in their files.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Nov 2025 Unannounced visit report not read
May 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · May 21, 2025

Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last documented Emergency Drill was conducted January 23, 2025. A drill should have taken place in April 2025.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/27/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

Oct 2024 Unannounced visit report not read
Jun 2024 Unannounced visit 7 findings

Unannounced visit · June 4, 2024

A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. A file of a school age child did not have documentation of the parent receiving this required document.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/17/2024

Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible. In Space 4 there was a handle on a refrigerator in the homeliving area which was broken. On the playground used by toddlers, a ride on toy had a broken wheel that was cracked.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/17/2024

All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 5 there were two aerosol cans of OFF bug spray sitting on a shelf five feet up but not locked. In the cafeteria, there was an aerosol can of disinfectant spray also five feet up but not locked.

Violation corrected during visit

A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In Space 2 there was a Destin and an Aquaphor ointment both of which had expired.

Violation corrected during visit

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. One staff with a hire date of 12/11/23 had a TB test that was older than 12 months.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/17/2024

Emergency information did not name childs health care professional. One child's file did not contain the hospital preference on the application.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/17/2024

Application for enrollment did not include all required information. One child's application for enrollment did not include any unique behavior characteristics the child may have, particular fears, or health care concerns.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/17/2024

DCDEE facility lookup

Before you tour

New Life Child Development Center hasn’t published

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.

Sources and dates

Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.

All checked July 2026.

What kind of place is this

Will it fit our family

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

What will it cost us

Pricing per provider website, checked July 2026.

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.

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