Charlotte · Licensed family home
Achievers And Believers Family Daycare Home
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
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What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 8 licensing inspections since December 2023.
Of the 28 Charlotte-area family homes with 8 licensing inspections, 32% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this home did. 4% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Apr 28, 20251 citation
“Operator did not provide a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy to parents at time of enrollment, and / or within fourteen days of a changes to the policy. A child (D.H.) did not have a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy at the time of enrollment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2025
Dec 23, 20242 citations
“The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete. The lockdown or shelter-in-place drill were not conducted every three (3) months. The drills were practiced December 8, 2023, March 4, 2024, May 6, 2024, September 10, 2024 and December 6, 2024; four (4) months between May and September 2024.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/6/2025
“Infant feeding plans did not include the required information, including but not limited to the type and amount of milk, formula and food, and the frequency of feedings, and/or was not available for reference. An infant feeding plan did not have a parent signature.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/6/2025
May 2, 20246 citations
“All indoor and outdoor areas used by the children were not kept clean, orderly, and free of items which are potentially hazardous to children including removal of items a child can swallow; the removal of loose nails or screws and splinters on inside; and use of outdoor equipment that is too hot to touch. There were two (2) oil-based tiki torches that were accessible to children in the outdoor play area.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Potentially hazardous items, including but not limited to, power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, and gasoline or kerosene, whether or not intended for use by children were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children. A closet (utility) was unlocked, which contained a hot-water heater and a power drill.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/15/2024
“Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. A can of Lysol Disinfectant Spray was in the bathroom, unlocked.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Copy of each child's immunization record, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file. A child (A.H.) did not have a immunization record on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/15/2024
2 more from this inspection
“Operator did not maintain a record of on-going training in which he/she has participated. The on-going training record was incomplete.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/15/2024
“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. A child (A.H.) did not have a signed statement of the Summary of NC Child Care Law.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/15/2024
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- May 20, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since December 2023 — 5 cited nothing, 5 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 9 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.
Apr 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · April 28, 2025
Operator did not provide a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy to parents at time of enrollment, and / or within fourteen days of a changes to the policy. A child (D.H.) did not have a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy at the time of enrollment.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002841 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 23, 2024
The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete. The lockdown or shelter-in-place drill were not conducted every three (3) months. The drills were practiced December 8, 2023, March 4, 2024, May 6, 2024, September 10, 2024 and December 6, 2024; four (4) months between May and September 2024.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/6/2025
Infant feeding plans did not include the required information, including but not limited to the type and amount of milk, formula and food, and the frequency of feedings, and/or was not available for reference. An infant feeding plan did not have a parent signature.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/6/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002841 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
May 2024 Unannounced visit 6 findings
Unannounced visit · May 2, 2024
All indoor and outdoor areas used by the children were not kept clean, orderly, and free of items which are potentially hazardous to children including removal of items a child can swallow; the removal of loose nails or screws and splinters on inside; and use of outdoor equipment that is too hot to touch. There were two (2) oil-based tiki torches that were accessible to children in the outdoor play area.
Violation corrected during visit
Potentially hazardous items, including but not limited to, power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, and gasoline or kerosene, whether or not intended for use by children were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children. A closet (utility) was unlocked, which contained a hot-water heater and a power drill.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/15/2024
Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. A can of Lysol Disinfectant Spray was in the bathroom, unlocked.
Violation corrected during visit
Copy of each child's immunization record, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file. A child (A.H.) did not have a immunization record on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/15/2024
Operator did not maintain a record of on-going training in which he/she has participated. The on-going training record was incomplete.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/15/2024
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. A child (A.H.) did not have a signed statement of the Summary of NC Child Care Law.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/15/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002841 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Address
- 212 Echodale Drive
- License
- 60002841, active
- Quality program
- Four 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 60002841 under License Number, and open the result.
Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Charlotte-area’s 137 licensed family homes hold. Small is 5 to 7; larger is 9 to 10.