Wee Care Day School

Center · Gastonia · 2316 Union Rd

What kind of place is this?

Size 126 children licensed In the middle half for Charlotte centers, where the middle half licenses 50–162. Measured across 598 Charlotte centers, 2026-08-17.

How this compares

North Carolina DCDEE cited something at 4 of the 6 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

License status Active

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
December 15, 2025
On file
6 visits since December 2023 — 2 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 12 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.

Dec 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · December 15, 2025

Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space #5, the permission to administer mediation form for one (1) tube of Aquaphor Baby Healing Paste expired on December 1, 2025.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/16/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

Jul 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jan 2025 Unannounced visit 3 findings

Unannounced visit · January 6, 2025

Staff did not wash their hands thoroughly before beginning work, before/after handling food, before bottle feeding or serving to other children, after toileting or handling body fluids, after diaper changing and after handling soiled items. In Space #3, a staff member fed one (1) child, gave a pacifier to another child, sanitized a highchair tray, and then fed a second child. The staff member did not wash their hands before, after, or between any of these tasks.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/10/2025

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 #3, one (1) Bic Cover It Correction Fluid with multiple warnings, was in an unlocked cabinet above the diaper changing table.

Violation corrected during visit

Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. In Space #3, one (1) infant, three (3) months of age, had a visual sleep check documented on December 20, 2024, at 9:47am and not again until 10:03am. In Space #3, one (1) infant, eight (8) months of age, had a visual sleep check documented on December 18, 2024, at 9:33am and not again until 9:49am. In Space #3, one (1) infant, five (5) months of age, had a visual sleep check documented on December 20, 2024, at 8:58am and not again until 9:14am. In Space #3, one (1) infant, five (5) months of age, had a visual sleep check documented on December 20, 2024, at 9:14am and not again until 9:35am. In Space #3, one (1) infant, nine (9) months of age, had a visual sleep check documented on December 12, 2024, at 10:23am and not again until 10:39am.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/10/2025

DCDEE facility lookup

Jul 2024 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · July 16, 2024

Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space #7, the Permission to Administer Medication Form for one (1) tube of A&D Treat Diaper Rash Cream expired on July 14, 2024. In Space #8, the Permission to Administer Medication Form for one (1) tube of Desitin Maximum Strength Zinc Oxide Diaper Rash Paste expired on May 15, 2024, and one (1) tube of Desitin Daily Defense Diaper Rash Cream expired on June 2, 2024. In Space #8, one (1) tube of Desitin Maximum Strength Zinc Oxide Diaper Rash Paste expired May 2024.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/19/2024

Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. In Space #3, one (1) infant, eleven (11) months of age, had a visual sleep check on July 12, 2024, at 10:30 am and not again until 11:00 am. In Space #3, one (1) infant, ten (10) months of age, had a visual sleep check on July 15, 2024, at 10:57 am and not again until 11:15 am. In Space #3, one (1) infant, five (5) months of age, had a visual sleep check on July 11, 2024, at 3:37 pm and not again until 3:58 pm. In Space #3, one (1) infant, eleven (11) months of age, had a visual sleep check on July 2, 2024, at 11:43 am and not again until 11:59 am and on July 2, 2024, at 12:14pm and not again until 12:30pm. In Space #3, one (1) infant, nine (9) months of age, had a visual sleep check on July 10, 2024, at 10:25 am and not again until 10:45 am.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/19/2024

All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One (1) staff member, employed on March 18, 2024, did not complete First Aid Training until July 2, 2024.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/19/2024

All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One (1) staff member, employed on March 18, 2024, did not complete CPR Training until July 2, 2024.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/19/2024

DCDEE facility lookup

Jan 2024 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · January 22, 2024

Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. In Space #4, five (5) bottles of formula and human milk were not labeled with the date the bottles were received by the facility.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/31/2024

Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space #5, there was no Permission to Administer Medication Form for one (1) tube of Nystatin Cream, USP. In Space #7, the Permission to Administer Medication Form for one (1) container of Up & Up Baby Petroleum Jelly expired on November 21, 2023.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/31/2024

All electrical appliances were not used in accordance with the manufacturers instruction. Appliances with heating elements, such as bottle warmers, crock pots, curling irons, irons, coffee pots, and/or their cords were accessible to preschool-age children. In Space #1, one (1) space heater was on and operating on a chair, fourteen (14) inches from the ground, to the right of the handwashing sink.

Violation corrected during visit

The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The surfacing under the stationary structure on the playground for preschool age children measured zero (0) to five (5) inches across the fall zone.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/6/2024

DCDEE facility lookup

Dec 2023 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Before you tour

Wee Care Day School 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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All checked July 2026.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

Licensing and contact

State record

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