Matthews · Licensed family home

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 4 of its 7 licensing inspections since September 2023.

Of the 33 Charlotte-area family homes with 7 licensing inspections, 15% had rules cited at 4 of them, as this home did. 6% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Sep 30, 2026No rules cited
Mar 12, 20263 citations
  • “Operator did not wash his/her hands before and after handling food and feeding the children. Operator did not was hands before handling food and feeding children.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/15/2026

  • “Each child's hands were not washed before and after eating. Children's hands were not washed before eating.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/15/2026

  • “Hazardous cleaning supplies and other items that might be poisonous e.g. toxic plants, were not out of reach or in locked storage when children were in care. I observed Clorox sanitizing wipes on a table accessible to children.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Oct 29, 2025No rules cited
Mar 19, 20252 citations
  • “Records were not made available for review. One (1) child's information was not on site the following items were missing: Application for Enrollment, Immunization Records, Discipline Policy, Summary of Child Care Law, Operational Policies, Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma Policy, Notification of Smoking and Tobacco Restriction, Animal (Pet) Acknowledgement Form and Written Plan of Care.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/19/2025

  • “For each child being transported, the operator or other transportation provider did not have identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information, and a copy of the emergency medical care information form required by Rule .1721(a )(3) in the vehicle whenever children were transported. Two (2) files did not have a photograph attached to the identifying information.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Oct 31, 20241 citation
  • “Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. Children were not signed in for today 10/31/24.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Mar 21, 20242 citations
  • “Operator or other transportation provider did not have written permission from each child's parents or guardian to transport the child. I observed one (1) child’s permission form dated for 2021.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/24/2024

  • “Products that are labeled "keep out of reach of children" without any other warnings, were not stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is five feet above the finished floor. I observed two (2) hand sanitizers at the entrance of the home and on a table in front of the garage below five feet and within reach of children.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Sep 28, 2023No rules cited
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State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
September 30, 2026
On file
7 visits since September 2023 — 3 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 8 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.

Sep 2026 Announced visit nothing cited
Mar 2026 Unannounced visit 3 findings

Unannounced visit · March 12, 2026

Operator did not wash his/her hands before and after handling food and feeding the children. Operator did not was hands before handling food and feeding children.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/15/2026

Each child's hands were not washed before and after eating. Children's hands were not washed before eating.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/15/2026

Hazardous cleaning supplies and other items that might be poisonous e.g. toxic plants, were not out of reach or in locked storage when children were in care. I observed Clorox sanitizing wipes on a table accessible to children.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000179 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Oct 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Mar 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · March 19, 2025

Records were not made available for review. One (1) child's information was not on site the following items were missing: Application for Enrollment, Immunization Records, Discipline Policy, Summary of Child Care Law, Operational Policies, Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma Policy, Notification of Smoking and Tobacco Restriction, Animal (Pet) Acknowledgement Form and Written Plan of Care.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/19/2025

For each child being transported, the operator or other transportation provider did not have identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information, and a copy of the emergency medical care information form required by Rule .1721(a )(3) in the vehicle whenever children were transported. Two (2) files did not have a photograph attached to the identifying information.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000179 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Oct 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · October 31, 2024

Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. Children were not signed in for today 10/31/24.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000179 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Mar 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · March 21, 2024

Operator or other transportation provider did not have written permission from each child's parents or guardian to transport the child. I observed one (1) child’s permission form dated for 2021.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/24/2024

Products that are labeled "keep out of reach of children" without any other warnings, were not stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is five feet above the finished floor. I observed two (2) hand sanitizers at the entrance of the home and on a table in front of the garage below five feet and within reach of children.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000179 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Sep 2023 Unannounced visit nothing cited DCDEE facility lookup

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Details

(704) 882-3531

Address
2930 Bernard Castle Ln
License
90000179, 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 90000179 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.