Charlotte · Licensed center
Pharr's Kidz Creations
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 12 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 8 licensing inspections since October 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 29, 2026Nothing cited
Mar 10, 20263 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. The program's last fire inspection on file with DCDEE was completed on 1/27/25, this is overdue.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/20/2026
Citation
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The lesson plan posted was dated for 12/2025.”
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. A dog repellent spray was observed in the outdoor learning environment.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Dec 18, 2025Nothing cited
Mar 11, 20253 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. A fire inspection was completed on 1/27/25, a copy was not sent within seven (7) days.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“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. I observed that children had not been signed in for today’s date.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. One (1) child’s file did not have the emergency medical section updated annually.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/26/2025
Oct 31, 20242 citations
Citation
“A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. I observed an inhaler with the expiration date of 1/24.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2024
Citation
“Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. I observed an inhaler that was propped on a shelf with no pharmaceutical label nor original packaging.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2024
- Mar 13, 2024Nothing cited
- Oct 30, 2023Nothing cited
- Oct 23, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 8 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 8 times had more: 81% of 73 had rules cited at 4 or more.
How all 73 Charlotte-area centers inspected 8 times compare
Of the 73 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 81%
- 2 of 84%
- 3 of 814%This center
- 4 of 812%
- 5 of 829%
- 6 of 823%
- 7 of 815%
- All 81%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- July 29, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since October 2023 — 5 cited nothing, 4 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 8 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.
Mar 2026 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · March 10, 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. The program's last fire inspection on file with DCDEE was completed on 1/27/25, this is overdue.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/20/2026
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The lesson plan posted was dated for 12/2025.
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. A dog repellent spray was observed in the outdoor learning environment.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001429 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2025 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · March 11, 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. A fire inspection was completed on 1/27/25, a copy was not sent within seven (7) days.
Violation corrected during visit
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. I observed that children had not been signed in for today’s date.
Violation corrected during visit
Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. One (1) child’s file did not have the emergency medical section updated annually.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/26/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001429 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Oct 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · October 31, 2024
A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. I observed an inhaler with the expiration date of 1/24.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2024
Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. I observed an inhaler that was propped on a shelf with no pharmaceutical label nor original packaging.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001429 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 567-8922
- Address
- 6832 Cortez Trace, Charlotte, 28227
- License
- 60001429
- Quality program
- Four Star License
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Sources and dates
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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 60001429 under License Number, and open the result.
Small means the smallest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 11 to 50 children. Medium is 51 to 162; large is 163 to 528.