Huntersville · Licensed center
Woods Montessori School
At a glance
- Large Montessori center, licensed for 221 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., year round.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 6 licensing inspections since July 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jun 12, 2026Nothing cited
Jun 9, 202611 citations
Citation
“Children were not adequately supervised at all times. In space #1, a child was left unsupervised in the bathroom.”
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 6/12/2026
Citation
“Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In spaces #1 and #4 there was no staff/ratio sheet posted.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space #1, there was no current activity plan posted.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents. Safe pick up and departure procedures were not posted.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“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 #1, there was a ZEP cleaning spray with several warnings on a shelf in bathroom/unlocked.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #1, there were several children's topical ointments with no permission to give forms.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/22/2026
Citation
“A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #1, a child's epi-pen expired 12/2025.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/22/2026
Citation
“Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. Incident logs were not maintained as required.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/22/2026
Citation
“The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. In space #4, the safe sleep policy/poster was not posted.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Two staff members did not have annual health questionnaire on file.”
Violation corrected during visit
Citation
“Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Two staff members did not have an annual emergency information form on file.”
Violation corrected during visit
Dec 2, 20251 citation
Citation
“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 #6, there was a glass cleaner in the bathroom on a shelf.”
Violation corrected during visit
- Oct 24, 2025Nothing cited
Oct 15, 20255 citations
Citation
“A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. During the visit, I could not determine if all parents received a copy of the Summary of Child Care Law. There were no documentation was on file for verification purposes.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
Citation
“Children were not adequately supervised at all times. During today's visit, I observed a child (preschool age) walking out of the classroom and closing the door. The child was seen retrieving something from her bookbag to bring back into the classroom. Teachers were engage in other classroom routines with 17 other children.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
Citation
“When combining age groups, the staff/child ratios for the youngest child in the group was not maintained for the entire group. The youngest child enrolled and present was a two year old. During a meal transition, one staff member was observed outside of the classroom assisting four (4) children with their belonging in the hallway, while the other staff member cared for fourteen (14) children in the classroom. Staff child ratio for two year old children in 1 -10.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
Citation
“Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. One new staff hired in August 2025 did not have a medical report on file prior to the employment date.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
Citation
“The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with parents of currently enrolled children 0-5 within 30 days of adopting the policy. I did not see verification that parents of currently enrolled children reviewed the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy from the file that were monitored.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
Jul 24, 20252 citations
Citation
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In all classrooms a current activity plan was not posted for all license spaces.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/29/2025
Citation
“A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #1, I observed several permission slips for sunscreen and diaper cream, with expired dates located in an over the counter medication binder.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/29/2025
The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Charlotte-area centers inspected 6 times had fewer: 54% of 79 had rules cited at 3 or fewer.
How all 79 Charlotte-area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 79 Charlotte-area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None10%
- 1 of 65%
- 2 of 620%
- 3 of 619%
- 4 of 620%This center
- 5 of 615%
- All 610%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- June 12, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since July 2025 — 2 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 19 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.
Jun 2026 Unannounced visit 11 findings
Unannounced visit · June 9, 2026
Children were not adequately supervised at all times. In space #1, a child was left unsupervised in the bathroom.
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 6/12/2026
Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In spaces #1 and #4 there was no staff/ratio sheet posted.
Violation corrected during visit
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space #1, there was no current activity plan posted.
Violation corrected during visit
Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents. Safe pick up and departure procedures were not posted.
Violation corrected during visit
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 #1, there was a ZEP cleaning spray with several warnings on a shelf in bathroom/unlocked.
Violation corrected during visit
A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #1, there were several children's topical ointments with no permission to give forms.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/22/2026
A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #1, a child's epi-pen expired 12/2025.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/22/2026
Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. Incident logs were not maintained as required.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/22/2026
The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. In space #4, the safe sleep policy/poster was not posted.
Violation corrected during visit
All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Two staff members did not have annual health questionnaire on file.
Violation corrected during visit
Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Two staff members did not have an annual emergency information form on file.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004400 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Dec 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · December 2, 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 #6, there was a glass cleaner in the bathroom on a shelf.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004400 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Oct 2025 Unannounced visit 5 findings
Unannounced visit · October 15, 2025
A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. During the visit, I could not determine if all parents received a copy of the Summary of Child Care Law. There were no documentation was on file for verification purposes.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
Children were not adequately supervised at all times. During today's visit, I observed a child (preschool age) walking out of the classroom and closing the door. The child was seen retrieving something from her bookbag to bring back into the classroom. Teachers were engage in other classroom routines with 17 other children.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
When combining age groups, the staff/child ratios for the youngest child in the group was not maintained for the entire group. The youngest child enrolled and present was a two year old. During a meal transition, one staff member was observed outside of the classroom assisting four (4) children with their belonging in the hallway, while the other staff member cared for fourteen (14) children in the classroom. Staff child ratio for two year old children in 1 -10.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. One new staff hired in August 2025 did not have a medical report on file prior to the employment date.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with parents of currently enrolled children 0-5 within 30 days of adopting the policy. I did not see verification that parents of currently enrolled children reviewed the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy from the file that were monitored.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004400 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jul 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · July 24, 2025
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In all classrooms a current activity plan was not posted for all license spaces.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/29/2025
A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #1, I observed several permission slips for sunscreen and diaper cream, with expired dates located in an over the counter medication binder.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/29/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004400 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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A day here
7 a.m. to 6 p.m., year round
Schedule
- Schedule
- Full-day, half-day
How they teach
Montessori
“Woods Montessori School offers to children and families the highest-fidelity version Montessori education.”
Details
- Phone
- (704) 885-9009
- Address
- 15115 Norman View Ln, Huntersville, 28078
- License
- 60004400
- Quality program
- One Star License
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 woodsmontessorischool.com
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Hours, Calendar, Schedule — Checked July 2026 woodsmontessorischool.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004400 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website — Checked July 2026 woodsmontessorischool.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004400 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
Large means the biggest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 605 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 163 to 528 children. Small is 11 to 50; medium is 51 to 162.