Taylor's Playhouse

Home · Charlotte · 2812 Yadkin Ave

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.

How this compares

North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 5 of the 7 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?

Accepts subsidy Yes

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Three Star License
License status Active

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
June 25, 2026
On file
7 visits since May 2024 — 2 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 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.

Jun 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · June 25, 2026

Written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations as required by NC law and local ordinances, including rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, was not available. The household pet did not have current rabies vaccination record on file. The vaccination expired 6/16/2026.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/27/2026

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Mar 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · March 11, 2026

Operator and/or staff members did not complete the required health and safety trainings within the specified time frame. One additional caregiver did not obtain the required training by July 30, 2025.

Violation corrected during visit

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May 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · May 2, 2025

Operator did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within the required time frame. The additional caregiver didn't complete CMT training within ninety (90) days of employment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/8/2025

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Dec 2024 Unannounced visit 3 findings

Unannounced visit · December 20, 2024

Operator did not successfully complete a first aid course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2). First aid training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification. First Aid training was taken by Ms. Massey on December 14, 2024. Documentation has not been issued by the trainer.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/8/2025

Operator has not developed, adopted and complied with a written safe sleep policy. An infant was placed down awake in their assigned crib with handheld toys. The FCCH ITS-SIDS policy stated nothing would be placed in the crib with an infant. The toys were removed from the crib during the visit.

Violation corrected during visit

The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and/or required information. The EPR/Ready to Go File was missing blank incident reports and a current child's allergy list.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/23/2024

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Jun 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
May 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
May 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · May 23, 2024

Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. There were bottles of ant killer maintained in a milk crate in the path of travel to the children's outdoor fenced area.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/26/2024

The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current. The printed EPR plan was dated 2019, did not have the current consultant and health consultant contact information listed.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/28/2024

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Before you tour

Taylor's Playhouse 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

Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.

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

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

Do you run Taylor's Playhouse? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.