The Goddard School runs 10 licensed locations in Charlotte.
North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 6 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.
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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.
Unannounced visit · March 31, 2026
Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On March 24, 2026 a child 1 year of age was left on the playground unsupervised for less than 5 minutes.
Violation corrected during visit
Unannounced visit · March 18, 2026
Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. In spaces #1 and #3, there were diaper creams under the diaper changing tables, unlocked.
Violation corrected during visit
Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. In space #7, there was a teacher's ice coffee on a shelf.
Violation corrected during visit
Unannounced visit · April 1, 2025
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space #11, there is peeling paint on the wall in the science area.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/9/2025
Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. A staff member orientation for the two weeks of employment was not on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/9/2025
Unannounced visit · October 1, 2024
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In spaces #4 and #7, there is peeling paint on the walls.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/11/2024
Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible. In space #2, there is a rip vinyl playmat.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/11/2024
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. There was no documentation of a required shelter in place and/or lockdown drill for May and August 2024.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/11/2024
Unannounced visit · April 2, 2024
All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space 10, there was a torn child size sofa.
Violation corrected during visit
Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. In space 1ab, the diaper changing table was unlock with diaper creams. The diaper creams was below 5ft.
Violation corrected during visit
Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. There was no documentation of the required orientation trainings within 2 weeks of employment for R. Peterson.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/15/2024
Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. In space #4, there was a teachers chick fil a drink on the counter.
Violation corrected during visit
Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. There were 3 staff members who had not completed all the health and safety trainings for the 5 year mark.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/15/2024
Unannounced visit · October 3, 2023
A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space 11, there was a diaper cream that had expired. There was a diaper cream with expired permission to give dates.
Violation corrected during visit
Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. There was no application on file for A. Wellman, H. Willhelm, T. Burns and M. Berstein. All completed the application during the visit except for M. Berstein.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/13/2023
Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. There was no medical form on file T. Burns.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/13/2023
Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. There was no documentation on file for the required orientation training for M. Berstein.
Violation corrected during visit
Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child's file had an incomplete medical report.
Violation corrected during visit
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