Quality Day Care

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What kind of place is this?

Size 8 children licensed The same licensed capacity as 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 6 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 Three Star License
License status Active

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
March 27, 2026
On file
6 visits since October 2023 — 3 cited nothing, 2 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 Announced visit nothing cited
Sep 2025 Unannounced visit 5 findings

Unannounced visit · September 23, 2025

Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. In the licensed child care space an aerosol can of disinfecting spray was observed being stored on a shelf affixed to the wall.

Violation corrected during visit

Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. Four (4) children’s files were reviewed during today’s visit. It was observed that one (1) child that had been enrolled for more than thirty days did not have a health assessment on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/5/2025

Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. The program’s daily attendance/sign-in and out log was reviewed. It was observed that although there were three (3) child present this had not been documented.

Violation corrected during visit

The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and/or required information. The program’s Ready to Go File was monitored and was observed to not contain all required information.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/2/2025

Application did not include all required information including, but not limited to: child's full name, named to be called, child’s date of birth, any allergies, including symptoms and the type of response required, and any fears or behavior characteristics a child has. Four (4) children’s files were reviewed during today’s visit. It was observed that two (2) children had applications on file that did not include all required information including any allergies, including symptoms and the type of response required, and any fears or behavior characteristics a child has.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/2/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

May 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Oct 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · October 1, 2024

Written feeding schedule was not on file for each child under 15 months of age and/or was not updated regularly to reflect changes in the child's needs. It was observed that the posted feeding plan for an enrolled child that is currently twelve months old had not been updated since enrollment. The current feeding plan stated that the child was still only receiving formula and had not been updated to reflect the child is currently eating solid foods.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2024

DCDEE facility lookup

Jun 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Oct 2023 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · October 3, 2023

Safe sleep policy and poster about safe sleep practices was not posted in a prominent place in the infant sleeping room or area where parents and caregivers are able to view daily. It was observed that the facility’s Safe Sleep Policy was not posted.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/6/2023

Operator and/or staff member did not have permission from the parent to walk children off-premises for play or outings. It was observed that one child did not have a current permission slip to participate in off-premise activities

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/5/2023

DCDEE facility lookup

Before you tour

Quality Day Care 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 Quality Day Care? 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.