Pineville · Licensed center
Precious Child Academy
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 100 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 6 licensing inspections since January 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 1, 2026Nothing cited
- Jan 22, 2026Nothing cited
Jul 7, 20254 citations
Citation
“A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The NC Summary of Law was not dated for one (1) child.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/10/2025
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 6, an outlet located under the window was not covered.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Gates to the fenced outdoor play area did not remain closed while children occupied the area. The gate to the outdoor play area was not closed while children occupied the area.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“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. Nail glue, sanitizer and lip balm was in a child's backpack accessible to children.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Apr 14, 2025Nothing cited
Jul 11, 20241 citation
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 last fire inspection that was passed was conducted on 6/7/23. You have had inspections conducted on 5/31/24 and 6/3/24 however there were issues and the facility has not passed inspection.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/11/2024
Jan 10, 20244 citations
Citation
“Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Six children were present today, four children had daily arrival documented.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/19/2024
Citation
“Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. A single use trampoline that has a cloth over the springs was observed in poor repair. The cloth was torn in places causing tripping hazards.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/19/2024
Citation
“Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. December 2023 fire drill was not documented on the fire drill log.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/19/2024
Citation
“Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. Daily attendance was not complete for Monday and today of this week, the center was closed yesterday.”
Violation corrected during visit
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 6 inspections. Charlotte-area centers inspected 6 times split three ways: 35% had fewer, 19% the same, and 46% more (79 centers).
How all 79 Charlotte-area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 79 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None10%
- 1 of 65%
- 2 of 620%
- 3 of 619%This center
- 4 of 620%
- 5 of 615%
- All 610%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- July 1, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since January 2024 — 3 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
- 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.
Jul 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · July 7, 2025
A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The NC Summary of Law was not dated for one (1) child.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/10/2025
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 6, an outlet located under the window was not covered.
Violation corrected during visit
Gates to the fenced outdoor play area did not remain closed while children occupied the area. The gate to the outdoor play area was not closed while children occupied the area.
Violation corrected during visit
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. Nail glue, sanitizer and lip balm was in a child's backpack accessible to children.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000282 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jul 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · July 11, 2024
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 last fire inspection that was passed was conducted on 6/7/23. You have had inspections conducted on 5/31/24 and 6/3/24 however there were issues and the facility has not passed inspection.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/11/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000282 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jan 2024 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · January 10, 2024
Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Six children were present today, four children had daily arrival documented.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/19/2024
Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. A single use trampoline that has a cloth over the springs was observed in poor repair. The cloth was torn in places causing tripping hazards.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/19/2024
Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. December 2023 fire drill was not documented on the fire drill log.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/19/2024
Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. Daily attendance was not complete for Monday and today of this week, the center was closed yesterday.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000282 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 552-2427
- Address
- 9814 Packard Street, Pineville, 28134
- License
- 60000282
- Quality program
- Five 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 60000282 under License Number, and open the result.
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.