Smithfield Church Road Elementary Asep

Center · Charlotte · 3200 Smithfield Church Road

What kind of place is this?

Size 150 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 7 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
May 28, 2026
On file
7 visits since October 2023 — 4 cited nothing, 4 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 5 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.

May 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Sep 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
May 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Nov 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · November 4, 2024

Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. A photograph was not including with children's information for each child being transported. This is a repeat violation.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2024

DCDEE facility lookup

Oct 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · October 2, 2024

Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. A photograph was not including with children's information for each child being transported.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2024

Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. All health and safety training topics were not complete within one (1) year for two employees.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/14/2024

DCDEE facility lookup

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

Unannounced visit · October 18, 2023

Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. Children did not wash their after outside play before transitioning to indoor play.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/25/2023

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. One (1) staff member was observed with a McDonalds cup.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/25/2023

DCDEE facility lookup

Before you tour

Smithfield Church Road Elementary Asep 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

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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

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