Charlotte · Licensed family home
Tutus And Ties Childcare Center
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 December 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 30, 20263 citations
Citation
“Health questionnaire was not completed annually. A health questionnaire was not on file for Ms. B. Demerson.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/1/2026
Citation
“Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years from the date of issuance). An expired qualification letter was on file for C.D.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/1/2026
Citation
“A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility. A valid letter was not on file for C.D.; letter expired December 15, 2025.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/1/2026
Aug 22, 20252 citations
Citation
“Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. The last playground inspection was conducted on June 8, 2025.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/14/2025
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. The facility's roster was incomplete in ABCMS.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/8/2025
- Jun 18, 2025Nothing cited
Mar 25, 20252 citations
Citation
“Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. There was no acknowledgment that the parents had received the Summary of Law.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/27/2025
Citation
“Application did not include the names and the phone numbers of the child's physician and the persons to be contacted in an emergency situation. Two (2) children did not have the names or phone numbers of the child's physician.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/27/2025
- Jan 7, 2025Nothing cited
- Dec 5, 2024Nothing cited
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
- January 30, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since December 2024 — 3 cited nothing, 1 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 7 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.
Jan 2026 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · January 30, 2026
Health questionnaire was not completed annually. A health questionnaire was not on file for Ms. B. Demerson.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/1/2026
Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years from the date of issuance). An expired qualification letter was on file for C.D.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/1/2026
A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility. A valid letter was not on file for C.D.; letter expired December 15, 2025.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/1/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004383 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Aug 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · August 22, 2025
Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. The last playground inspection was conducted on June 8, 2025.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/14/2025
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. The facility's roster was incomplete in ABCMS.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/8/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004383 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · March 25, 2025
Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. There was no acknowledgment that the parents had received the Summary of Law.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/27/2025
Application did not include the names and the phone numbers of the child's physician and the persons to be contacted in an emergency situation. Two (2) children did not have the names or phone numbers of the child's physician.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/27/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004383 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Phone
- (704) 338-2984
- Address
- 2122 Boynton Street, Charlotte, 28269
- License
- 60004383
- Quality program
- Five Star License
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Sources and dates
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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 60004383 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.