Charlotte · Licensed family home
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At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 7 licensing inspections since November 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Mar 31, 20261 citation
Citation
“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
Nov 4, 20251 citation
Citation
“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
- May 22, 2025Nothing cited
- Apr 23, 2025Nothing cited
- Feb 13, 2025Nothing cited
May 1, 20243 citations
Citation
“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
Citation
“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
Citation
“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
- Nov 15, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 7 inspections. Charlotte-area family homes inspected 7 times split three ways: 38% had fewer, 24% the same, and 38% more (37 family homes).
How all 37 Charlotte-area family homes inspected 7 times compare
Of the 37 Charlotte-area family homes the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None5%
- 1 of 714%
- 2 of 719%
- 3 of 724%This home
- 4 of 711%
- 5 of 719%
- 6 of 78%
Read every record and the state’s reports
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 On that page, enter license number 60004045 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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 On that page, enter license number 60004045 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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 On that page, enter license number 60004045 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 846-4930
- Address
- 406 Silversmith Lane, Charlotte, 28270
- License
- 60004045
- Quality program
- One Star License
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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.
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004045 under License Number, and open the result.
Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Charlotte-area’s 139 licensed family homes hold. Small is 5 to 7; larger is 9 to 11.