Sozo Academy

Home · Charlotte · 10117 Spring Park Drive

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.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit North Carolina DCDEE names a limited company as the licensee, and it is not in the IRS register of tax-exempt organisations. ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov

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?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

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
December 29, 2025
On file
6 visits since January 2024 — 3 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 6 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.

Dec 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · December 29, 2025

Application did not include the names and the phone numbers of the child's physician and the persons to be contacted in an emergency situation. The application did not include the names and phone number of the child's physician/hospital preference for a child (D.R.) and (S.G.).

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

DCDEE facility lookup

Jul 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jan 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · January 8, 2025

Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years from the date of issuance). A CBC check (qualification) letter expired October 29, 2024 for (T.M.).

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/17/2025

Signed safe sleep statement did not include the date the infant first attended the home. The enrollment date was incomplete for (S.G.).

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/21/2025

A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility. A current qualification letter was not on file for (T.M.) and (L.D).

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/21/2025

Shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy did not include the required information. The enrollment date was incomplete on the Shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy for (S.G.).

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/21/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

Aug 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jun 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jan 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · January 18, 2024

Signed safe sleep statement did not include the date the parent/guardian signed the acknowledgement. The safe sleep statement was not completed for a child (K.T.) and on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/19/2024

DCDEE facility lookup

Before you tour

Sozo Academy 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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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

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.

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