Kannapolis · Licensed center
Save The Children East C Street Academy
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 60 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 6 of its 13 licensing inspections since September 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 24, 2026Nothing cited
Feb 17, 20261 citation
Citation
“New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. A staff member hired on 11/24/25 did not have documentation of receiving at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/19/2026
- Sep 9, 2025Nothing cited
- Mar 20, 2025Nothing cited
- Mar 12, 2025Nothing cited
- Nov 12, 2024Nothing cited
Nov 6, 20241 citation
Citation
“Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. On three different occasions I observed by video a staff member roughly handle two different children, ages one and two.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/11/2024
Aug 29, 20242 citations
Citation
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. A staff member hired on 5/28/24 did not have a current First Aid certificate on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/9/2024
Citation
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. A staff member hired on 5/28/24 did not have a current CPR certificate on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/9/2024
- Apr 29, 2024Nothing cited
Apr 22, 20241 citation
Citation
“A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The kitchen door was unlocked while not in use.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Feb 6, 2024Nothing cited
Dec 8, 20231 citation
Citation
“Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. In space 3 and space 4, a bottle of Benadryl was observed in the red emergency bag. You removed the Benadryl and placed it in locked storage during today's visit.”
Violation corrected during visit
Sep 29, 20231 citation
Citation
“Application for enrollment did not include all required information. One child's file did not document health concerns and symptoms on the application.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/10/2023
The state cited rules at 6 of this center's 13 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: more than 99% of 271.
How all 271 Charlotte-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 271 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Someover 99%This center
- Allunder 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- February 24, 2026
- On file
- 13 visits since September 2023 — 7 cited nothing, 7 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 7 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.
Feb 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · February 17, 2026
New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. A staff member hired on 11/24/25 did not have documentation of receiving at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/19/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000603 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Nov 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · November 6, 2024
Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. On three different occasions I observed by video a staff member roughly handle two different children, ages one and two.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/11/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000603 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Aug 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · August 29, 2024
All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. A staff member hired on 5/28/24 did not have a current First Aid certificate on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/9/2024
All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. A staff member hired on 5/28/24 did not have a current CPR certificate on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/9/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000603 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Apr 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · April 22, 2024
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The kitchen door was unlocked while not in use.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000603 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Dec 2023 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · December 8, 2023
Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. In space 3 and space 4, a bottle of Benadryl was observed in the red emergency bag. You removed the Benadryl and placed it in locked storage during today's visit.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000603 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2023 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · September 29, 2023
No longer on the state’s site as of October 9, 2026
Application for enrollment did not include all required information. One child's file did not document health concerns and symptoms on the application.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/10/2023
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000603 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 750-0323
- Address
- 505 East C Street, Kannapolis, 28081
- License
- 13000603
- Quality program
- Four Star License
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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 13000603 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.