Charlotte · Licensed center

A Child's Choice Learning Center II

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 5 of its 7 licensing inspections since January 2024.

Of the 86 Charlotte-area centers with 7 licensing inspections, 27% had rules cited at 5 of them, as this center did. 2% had rules cited at all 7, 3% at none.

Licensing inspections

Mar 25, 20261 citation
  • “All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The rails to go the Outdoor Learning Environment have peeling paint.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/6/2026

Nov 18, 2025No rules cited
Apr 11, 2025No rules cited
Apr 4, 20255 citations
  • “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. One staff member (K.C) did not complete all of the required health and safety training topics (Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment).”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/18/2025

  • “The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. In space #1, I observed a broken chair.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. The administrator was unable to provide documentation of emergency information and photos of each child that is transported.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/18/2025

  • “For routine transport of children to and from the center, staff did not use the list to document attendance as children boarded and departed the vehicle. The administrator was unable to provide documentation of the attendance of children that are transported, as children board and depart vehicle.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/18/2025

1 more from this inspection
  • “All records required were not available for review by a representative of the Division. Administrator did not complete a staff and training worksheet, upon request of the files in order to complete the staff and training worksheet, I was informed that the files were not available for review.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 4/11/2025

Dec 11, 20242 citations
  • “Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. I observed an infant asleep in a crib with a blanket.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The centers last lockdown drill was documented on 7/31/2024.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/11/2025

Apr 11, 20248 citations
  • “Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space #4, I observed plastic bags, stored on the changing table, accessible to infants and toddlers.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

  • “The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. All staff did not have documentation of completing the annual EMC review.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

  • “Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Four out of eight staff members did not have the required number of hours for on-going training. (CM, KC, WL, SH)”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

  • “Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. All staff members did not have documentation of an annual staff development plan. Seven out of eight staff members did not have documentation of a annual staff evaluation.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

4 more from this inspection
  • “Emergency information did not name childs health care professional. Three out of five children's records did not have documentation of the childs health care professional.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

  • “The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. All staff did not have documentation of reviewing the EPR plan annually.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

  • “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. All staff did not have documentation of completing the health and safety training topics.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

  • “A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. Three out of five children's records did not have documentation of receiving the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

Jan 18, 20241 citation
  • “The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. In space #3, I observed a broken chair.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
March 25, 2026
On file
7 visits since January 2024 — 2 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.

Mar 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · March 25, 2026

All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The rails to go the Outdoor Learning Environment have peeling paint.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/6/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001713 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Nov 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Apr 2025 Announced visit nothing cited
Apr 2025 Unannounced visit 5 findings

Unannounced visit · April 4, 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. One staff member (K.C) did not complete all of the required health and safety training topics (Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment).

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/18/2025

The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. In space #1, I observed a broken chair.

Violation corrected during visit

Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. The administrator was unable to provide documentation of emergency information and photos of each child that is transported.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/18/2025

For routine transport of children to and from the center, staff did not use the list to document attendance as children boarded and departed the vehicle. The administrator was unable to provide documentation of the attendance of children that are transported, as children board and depart vehicle.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/18/2025

All records required were not available for review by a representative of the Division. Administrator did not complete a staff and training worksheet, upon request of the files in order to complete the staff and training worksheet, I was informed that the files were not available for review.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 4/11/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001713 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Dec 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · December 11, 2024

Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. I observed an infant asleep in a crib with a blanket.

Violation corrected during visit

Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The centers last lockdown drill was documented on 7/31/2024.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/11/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001713 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Apr 2024 Unannounced visit 8 findings

Unannounced visit · April 11, 2024

Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space #4, I observed plastic bags, stored on the changing table, accessible to infants and toddlers.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. All staff did not have documentation of completing the annual EMC review.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Four out of eight staff members did not have the required number of hours for on-going training. (CM, KC, WL, SH)

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. All staff members did not have documentation of an annual staff development plan. Seven out of eight staff members did not have documentation of a annual staff evaluation.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

Emergency information did not name childs health care professional. Three out of five children's records did not have documentation of the childs health care professional.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. All staff did not have documentation of reviewing the EPR plan annually.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

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. All staff did not have documentation of completing the health and safety training topics.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. Three out of five children's records did not have documentation of receiving the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2023

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001713 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Jan 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · January 18, 2024

The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. In space #3, I observed a broken chair.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001713 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

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Details

(704) 374-1441

Address
322 S Gardner Ave
License
60001713, active
Quality program
Five Star License

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All checked July 2026.

State record

From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License, Quality program ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60001713 under License Number, and open the result.

Medium means the middle half of Charlotte-area’s 591 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 51 to 162 children. Small is 11 to 50; large is 163 to 528.