Gastonia · 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 6 licensing inspections since July 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jun 10, 2026Nothing cited
- Dec 8, 2025Nothing cited
Aug 12, 20251 citation
Citation
“The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. The last fire drill was completed on June 6, 2025. A fire drill was due to be completed by July 6, 2025.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/21/2025
Jul 1, 20251 citation
Citation
“A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. One (1) current staff member was not entered into the Automated Background Check Management System (ABCMS) to notify the Division.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/15/2025
- Jan 16, 2025Nothing cited
Jul 11, 20241 citation
Citation
“Products that are labeled “keep out of reach of children” with an additional warning(s) on the label, were not kept in locked storage while children were in care. One (1) bottle of Therabreath Mouthwash and one (1) container of Zep Disinfecting Towels, both with the label “keep out of reach of children” and additional warnings, were observed in the unlocked cabinet located in the bathroom used by children enrolled.”
Violation corrected during visit
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 6 inspections. Charlotte-area family homes inspected 6 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (30 family homes).
How all 30 Charlotte-area family homes inspected 6 times compare
Of the 30 Charlotte-area family homes the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None3%
- 1 of 620%
- 2 of 610%
- 3 of 627%This home
- 4 of 617%
- 5 of 620%
- All 63%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- June 10, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since July 2024 — 3 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
- 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.
Aug 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · August 12, 2025
The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. The last fire drill was completed on June 6, 2025. A fire drill was due to be completed by July 6, 2025.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/21/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 36000537 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jul 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · July 1, 2025
A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. One (1) current staff member was not entered into the Automated Background Check Management System (ABCMS) to notify the Division.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/15/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 36000537 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jul 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · July 11, 2024
Products that are labeled “keep out of reach of children” with an additional warning(s) on the label, were not kept in locked storage while children were in care. One (1) bottle of Therabreath Mouthwash and one (1) container of Zep Disinfecting Towels, both with the label “keep out of reach of children” and additional warnings, were observed in the unlocked cabinet located in the bathroom used by children enrolled.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 36000537 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 300-4678
- Address
- 601 Tareyton Drive, Gastonia, 28052
- License
- 36000537
- Quality program
- Four 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 36000537 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.