Indian Trail · Licensed center
The Goddard School Of Indian Trail
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 137 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
- The Goddard School franchise; the brand is owned by Sycamore Partners (private equity).
What the state has found
The state cited rules at both of its licensing inspections since July 2026.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 22, 20261 citation
Citation
“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 #8 a bottle of ginger ale was observed visible on top of a counter. I spoke to the staff about consuming beverages that meet the nutritional requirements when children are present.”
Violation corrected during visit
Jul 22, 20262 citations
Citation
“Lavatories were not kept clean, in good repair and kept free of storage. I observed a soiled diaper lying on the floor of the children’s bathroom next to the trash can, in space 5.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space 1 and 5, walls were not in good repair in several areas of the classroom space. Missing paint and/or the dry wall were showing without proper repair.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/4/2026
Fewer than 20 Charlotte-area centers have had 2 licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- September 22, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since July 2026 — both cited findings
- Fixed?
- All 3 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.
Sep 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · September 22, 2026
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 #8 a bottle of ginger ale was observed visible on top of a counter. I spoke to the staff about consuming beverages that meet the nutritional requirements when children are present.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000571 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jul 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · July 22, 2026
Lavatories were not kept clean, in good repair and kept free of storage. I observed a soiled diaper lying on the floor of the children’s bathroom next to the trash can, in space 5.
Violation corrected during visit
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space 1 and 5, walls were not in good repair in several areas of the classroom space. Missing paint and/or the dry wall were showing without proper repair.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/4/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000571 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 289-8103
- Address
- 1004 Harvest Red Rd, Indian Trail, 28079
- License
- 90000571
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State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 90000571 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website, Who runs it — Checked October 2026 goddardschool.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 90000571 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 sycamorepartners.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 goddardschool.com
The private-equity firm Sycamore Partners lists Goddard Systems as a current investment. sycamorepartners.com
Goddard’s own site says “All Goddard Schools are independently owned and operated.” goddardschool.com
Medium means the middle half of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 51 to 162 children. Small is 11 to 50; large is 163 to 528.