Precious Child Academy

Center · Pineville · 9814 Packard Street

What kind of place is this?

Size 100 children licensed In the middle half for Charlotte centers, where the middle half licenses 50–162. Measured across 598 Charlotte centers, 2026-08-17.

How this compares

North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 3 of the 6 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?

Accepts subsidy Yes

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Five Star License
License status Active

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 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jan 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
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

Apr 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
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

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

Before you tour

Precious Child Academy 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 Precious Child Academy? 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.