Spoiled Rotten Scholars

Center · Charlotte · 7532 Little Avenue

What kind of place is this?

Size 143 children licensed In the middle half for Charlotte centers, where the middle half licenses 50–162. Measured across 598 Charlotte centers, 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 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
July 8, 2026
On file
7 visits since July 2025 — 4 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
Fixed?
7 of 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.

Jul 2026 Unannounced visit 5 findings

Unannounced visit · July 8, 2026

Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last approved fire inspection was received July 2, 2025.

Violation pending provider response

All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. A small portion of the plastic border around the mulch on the school age playground and preschool playground was in poor repair. The plastic had cracked and was broken creating an opening on the top of the border.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/23/2026

Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. In space #4b, a bottle of Cetirizine was not stored in locked storage.

Violation corrected during visit

A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #4b, Desitin diaper cream was present without medical authorization from a parent.

Violation corrected during visit

The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The safe sleep policy was not posted in the infant room.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup

Dec 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · December 16, 2025

The center did not complete an EPR Plan within four months of completing the EPR in Child Care training and/or the Plan was not completed on a template provided by the Division. The EPR plan was to be completed by November 4, 2025 and has not been completed.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/24/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

Nov 2025 Announced visit nothing cited
Oct 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Oct 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · October 21, 2025

Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On the playground three (3) teachers were observed sitting at a picnic table talking and looking at their phones. Children were running around the playground playing and several times went around the corner out of teachers sight of the teachers. The teachers were not supervising the children.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 10/30/2025

A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. Two children enrolled did not have acknowledgement of the Abusive Head Trauma training policy on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 10/30/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

Sep 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jul 2025 Announced visit nothing cited

Before you tour

Spoiled Rotten Scholars 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.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

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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