Cornelius · Licensed center
Primrose School Of Cornelius
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 172 children.
- Primrose Schools franchise; the brand is owned by Roark Capital (private equity).
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since February 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 10, 2026Nothing cited
Aug 21, 20252 citations
Citation
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space D1, there is peeling paint on a wall.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/26/2025
Citation
“Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. In space A2, there was a teacher's iced coffee drink on the counter.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Feb 12, 2025Nothing cited
Aug 7, 20241 citation
Citation
“All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The fence between the preschool and older children's outdoor learning environment had a hole with protruding wires with sharp edges large enough for a child to crawl through. The fence gate between the ones (1) and twos (2) outdoor learning environments had gaps with sharp edges in the bottom of the gate that need to be addressed.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/14/2024
- Feb 15, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections. Charlotte-area centers inspected 5 times split three ways: 20% had fewer, 45% the same, and 35% more (20 centers).
How all 20 Charlotte-area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 20 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None15%
- 1 of 55%
- 2 of 545%This center
- 3 of 520%
- 4 of 55%
- All 510%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- February 10, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since February 2024 — 3 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 3 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.
Aug 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · August 21, 2025
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space D1, there is peeling paint on a wall.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/26/2025
Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. In space A2, there was a teacher's iced coffee drink on the counter.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003089 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Aug 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · August 7, 2024
All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The fence between the preschool and older children's outdoor learning environment had a hole with protruding wires with sharp edges large enough for a child to crawl through. The fence gate between the ones (1) and twos (2) outdoor learning environments had gaps with sharp edges in the bottom of the gate that need to be addressed.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/14/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003089 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 895-3300
- Address
- 19640 Jetton Road, Cornelius, 28031
- License
- 60003089
- Quality program
- One Star License
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State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60003089 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website, Who runs it — Checked October 2026 primroseschools.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 roarkcapital.com
The private-equity firm Roark Capital lists Primrose Schools among its current investments and describes it as a franchisor of pre-K schools. roarkcapital.com
Large means the biggest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 163 to 528 children. Small is 11 to 50; medium is 51 to 162.