Teacher's Pets

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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 3 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?

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 One Star License
License status Active

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
March 31, 2026
On file
7 visits since November 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.

Mar 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · March 31, 2026

Infant feeding plans did not include the required information, including but not limited to the type and amount of milk, formula and food, and the frequency of feedings, and/or was not available for reference. One (1) child enrolled born 5/19/2025 had a feeding schedule on file without a parent signature and date.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/1/2026

DCDEE facility lookup

Nov 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · November 4, 2025

The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete. The last shelter in place drill was conducted July 8, 2025.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/4/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

May 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Apr 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Feb 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
May 2024 Unannounced visit 3 findings

Unannounced visit · May 1, 2024

Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. Verification was not on file that a outdoor safety check was conducted in April 2024.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/2/2024

Record of monthly fire drills, giving the date, time of day and length of time to evacuate, and operator's signature, were not available. Verification was not on file that a fire drill was conducted for the month of April 2024.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/2/2024

Prescription or over-the-counter medication and topical, non-medical ointment, repellant, lotion, cream, fluoridated toothpaste, or powder was administered to any child without the required information. Aquaphor ointment present for one child had expired January 2024.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/2/2024

DCDEE facility lookup

Nov 2023 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Before you tour

Teacher's Pets 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.

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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