Odie's Shining Starz Daycare Inc.

Home · Charlotte · 12449 Stowe Acres Drive

What kind of place is this?

Size 10 children licensed Larger than at least half of Charlotte home daycares, which license 8. Measured across 141 Charlotte home daycares, 2026-08-17.

How this compares

North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 3 of the 9 visits below. Across Charlotte home daycares it cites something at about 44% 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?

Accepts subsidy Yes

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Four Star License
License status Active

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
May 21, 2026
On file
9 visits since September 2024 — 6 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 11 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.

May 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
May 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · May 5, 2026

Number of children exceeded number allowed. On Monday, May 4, 2026, the arrival and departure log indicated there were six (6) preschoolers present from 3:30 pm - 4:40 pm.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 5/21/2026

All medicines, including refrigerated and unrefrigerated, were not kept in locked storage. A package of dog medication was observed stored on top of the refrigerator not behind lock and key.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Nov 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · November 13, 2025

All indoor and outdoor areas used by the children were not kept clean, orderly, and free of items which are potentially hazardous to children including removal of items a child can swallow; the removal of loose nails or screws and splinters on inside; and use of outdoor equipment that is too hot to touch. The padlock on the shed located next to the play equipment was not locked. Hazardous products were stored inside the shed.

Violation corrected during visit

Health questionnaire was not completed annually. Caregivers did not update or complete the health questionnaire.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/20/2025

Individuals providing care to children did not receive 16 hours of orientation prior to beginning caregiving activities. Orientation was not documented for the additional caregiver.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/27/2025

Operator did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within the required time frame. Ms. L. Williams completed maltreatment training on 10/19/25. The facility was licensed 11/24/24.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Jun 2025 Announced visit nothing cited
May 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Feb 2025 Unannounced visit 5 findings

Unannounced visit · February 3, 2025

All medicines, including refrigerated and unrefrigerated, were not kept in locked storage. A prescription medication was sitting on the window seal.

Violation corrected during visit

Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. No monthly checks had been completed for November, December, 2024 or January 2025

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/6/2025

Developmentally appropriate activities for the ages of children in care, were not provided as planned on the written schedule and activity plan. No activity plan was completed.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/13/2025

Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. There was not acknowledgement that the parent had received a copy of the summary of law.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/6/2025

The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. No monthly fire drills had been completed for November, December, 2024 or January 2025

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/6/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

Jan 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Nov 2024 Announced visit nothing cited
Sep 2024 Announced visit nothing cited

Before you tour

Odie's Shining Starz Daycare Inc. 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.

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

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Will it fit our family

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

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 Odie's Shining Starz Daycare Inc.? 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.