The Learning Experience

Center · Huntersville · 16604 Old Statesville Road

What kind of place is this?

Size 178 children licensed Larger than the middle half of Charlotte centers, where the middle half licenses 50–162. Measured across 598 Charlotte centers, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit North Carolina DCDEE names a limited company as the licensee, and it is not in the IRS register of tax-exempt organisations. ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov
Chain The Learning Experience
Owner Harvest Partners — as of 2025, may have changed since Majority acquired by private-equity firm Harvest Partners in 2025 (from Golden Gate Capital; founder Weissman family and Golden Gate retain stakes). prnewswire.com

The Learning Experience runs 9 licensed locations in Charlotte.

How this compares

North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 7 of the 8 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.

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 One Star License
License status Active

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
April 28, 2026
On file
8 visits since November 2023 — 1 cited nothing, 1 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 17 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.

Apr 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · April 28, 2026

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 was water leaking from the ceiling.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/20/2026

A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #8, a child's diaper cream had expired permission to give dates.

Violation corrected during visit

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Nov 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · November 12, 2025

All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In spaces #11, #8, #4, #3, #2 there was peeling paint on the walls.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/21/2025

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May 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · May 6, 2025

All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In space #4, there was liquid white out removal on the shelf.

Violation corrected during visit

The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. There was no documentation on file of an annual EMC review for one staff member.

Violation corrected during visit

Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. A teacher did not complete the trainings within one year of employment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/19/2025

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. A staff member has not completed the the medication training for the 5 year mark. A staff member has not completed the Recognizing and Responding to maltreatment training for the 5 year mark.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/19/2025

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Feb 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · February 18, 2025

Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. A teacher was feeding a child and told the child “Here, stop, stop being extra keep eating, here, hush, here”.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/3/2025

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Jan 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Nov 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · November 14, 2024

Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. A staff member has not completed all the trainings within one year of employment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/26/2024

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May 2024 Unannounced visit 5 findings

Unannounced visit · May 8, 2024

All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The playgrounds do not have the required amount of mulch around stationary equipment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/20/2024

A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The matting under the mulch on the preschool playground is lifting up causing a tripping hazard.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/20/2024

Prohibited styrofoam and foam rubber products were accessible to children under 3 years of age and/or approved foam products were used without proper supervision. In space #5, there were foam blocks accessible to children under 3 years of age.

Violation corrected during visit

The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. There was documentation on file that the teacher signed the acknowledgement form after working with children.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/8/2024

Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. A staff member has not completed the health and safety trainings within one year of employment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/20/2024

DCDEE facility lookup

Nov 2023 Unannounced visit 3 findings

Unannounced visit · November 28, 2023

All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. In spaces 7 and 8, there is peeling paint on the walls near the trash cans.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/11/2023

Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. M. Taylor has not completed all the health and safety trainings within one year of employment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/11/2023

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. C. Helms has not completed all the health and safety topics for the 5 year mark.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/11/2023

DCDEE facility lookup

Before you tour

The Learning Experience 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

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

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 The Learning Experience? 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.