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Safe Hands Learning Center

safehandslearningcenter.com

At a glance

  • Small Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 12 children.
  • Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

What to know

They serve: infants, toddlers and pre-school children (day care); after-school/school-age care for ages 5 through 14 (their website).

The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 6 of its 7 licensing inspections since September 2023.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Aug 28, 20264 citations
    • Citation
      • “A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. Activity plan was not posted.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance, children were not checked on attendance sheet.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “The operator did not include the criminal history mandatory reporting requirement in all new employee orientation information. Provider did not enter staff in the ABCDMS system.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/1/2026

    • Citation
      • “Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Staff medical information was in the same binder as other staff information.”

        Violation corrected during visit

  • Feb 24, 2026Nothing cited
  • Sep 4, 20254 citations
    • Citation
      • “All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Staff last form was dated 2023.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Staff form last dated 2023.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. Attendance was not completed for 9/3, 9/4.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “At least one child care provider, who has completed ITS-SIDS training was not present in the infant room, while children were in care. Staff last training was 8/30/21”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/20/2025

  • Jun 23, 20252 citations
    • Citation
      • “Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. The last attendance was taking on Friday June 20, 2025.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Individual applications were not on file for each child.”

        Violation pending provider response

  • Sep 5, 20242 citations
    • Citation
      • “The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. The plan was missing parent signatures and date.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/19/2024

    • Citation
      • “Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. plastic bags from diaper containers, socks, and packaging was on the floor.”

        Violation corrected during visit

  • Jun 21, 20242 citations
    • Citation
      • “Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. Menu posted was dated for June 18, 2024”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. Equate diaper rash ointment and equate hydrating cleanser was sitting on the sink near the diaper changing table.”

        Violation corrected during visit

  • Sep 6, 20236 citations
    • Citation
      • “Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. There was an old menu posted with an August 2023 date.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • 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. outlet covers or protections were not on the powerstrips behind the desk or on the shelf in the back connor of the classroom.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “There was no written emergency medical care (EMC) plan. There was no plan posted or visible.”

        Violation corrected during visit

    • Citation
      • “Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Last shelter in place was documented for 4/3/2023.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/3/2023

    • Citation
      • “Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Health information was in a three ring binder combined with the entire personnel file and not separate.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/3/2023

    • Citation
      • “Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Trainings were due to be completed on or before March 2023.”

        Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/3/2023

The state cited rules at 6 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 7 times had fewer: 81% of 86 had rules cited at 5 or fewer.

How all 86 Charlotte-area centers inspected 7 times compare

Of the 86 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None5%
  • 1 of 78%
  • 2 of 73%
  • 3 of 719%
  • 4 of 721%
  • 5 of 726%
  • 6 of 716%This center
  • All 72%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
August 28, 2026
On file
7 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
19 of 20 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 2026 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · August 28, 2026

A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. Activity plan was not posted.

Violation corrected during visit

Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance, children were not checked on attendance sheet.

Violation corrected during visit

The operator did not include the criminal history mandatory reporting requirement in all new employee orientation information. Provider did not enter staff in the ABCDMS system.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/1/2026

Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Staff medical information was in the same binder as other staff information.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002705 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Feb 2026 Announced visit nothing cited
Sep 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · September 4, 2025

All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Staff last form was dated 2023.

Violation corrected during visit

Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Staff form last dated 2023.

Violation corrected during visit

Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. Attendance was not completed for 9/3, 9/4.

Violation corrected during visit

At least one child care provider, who has completed ITS-SIDS training was not present in the infant room, while children were in care. Staff last training was 8/30/21

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/20/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002705 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Jun 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · June 23, 2025

Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. The last attendance was taking on Friday June 20, 2025.

Violation corrected during visit

Individual applications were not on file for each child.

Violation pending provider response

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002705 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Sep 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · September 5, 2024

The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. The plan was missing parent signatures and date.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/19/2024

Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. plastic bags from diaper containers, socks, and packaging was on the floor.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002705 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Jun 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · June 21, 2024

Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. Menu posted was dated for June 18, 2024

Violation corrected during visit

Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. Equate diaper rash ointment and equate hydrating cleanser was sitting on the sink near the diaper changing table.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002705 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Sep 2023 Unannounced visit 6 findings

Unannounced visit · September 6, 2023

No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. There was an old menu posted with an August 2023 date.

Violation corrected during visit

No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

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. outlet covers or protections were not on the powerstrips behind the desk or on the shelf in the back connor of the classroom.

Violation corrected during visit

No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

There was no written emergency medical care (EMC) plan. There was no plan posted or visible.

Violation corrected during visit

No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Last shelter in place was documented for 4/3/2023.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/3/2023

No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Health information was in a three ring binder combined with the entire personnel file and not separate.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/3/2023

No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Trainings were due to be completed on or before March 2023.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/3/2023

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002705 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

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A day here

7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Meals
Meals
AM snack, lunch, and dinner provided daily (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

How they teach

Creative Curriculum

“Our Curriculum The Creative Curriculum ® for Preschool The Creative Curriculum for Preschool is an award-winning curriculum for preschool success.”

Details

Phone
(704) 531-8019
Address
6116 Vernedale Road, Charlotte, 28212
License
60002705
Quality program
Five Star License

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All checked July 2026.

How they teach

State record

From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

A day here

Details

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.

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