Charlotte · Licensed center

Childcare Network #55

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 5 of its 8 licensing inspections since May 2024.

Of the 74 Charlotte-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 28% had rules cited at 5 of them, as this center did. 1% had rules cited at all 8.

Licensing inspections

Apr 28, 20264 citations
  • “Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Two staff members required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/11/2026

  • “Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. Emergency medical care information was not updated at least annually for one (1) child.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/11/2026

  • “Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission for one (1) child.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/11/2026

  • “A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The operator did not input new hires into the ABCMS within five business days.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/11/2026

Dec 3, 20255 citations
  • “New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Documentation of orientation was not on file for one (1) staff.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/9/2025

  • “Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. Applications for employment was not on file for two (2) staff.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “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. Four (4) staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/9/2025

  • “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. Four (4) staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR appropriate to the age of children in care.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/9/2025

1 more from this inspection
  • “An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. (omit posting for centers located in a residence) Five (5) feeding plans were not posted for children in space 5a and 5b.”

    Violation corrected during visit

May 15, 20259 citations
  • “Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom was not posted in space two (2).”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

  • “A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. Diaper cream in space three (3)was present without written authorization.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

  • “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. Authorization for diaper cream located in space three (3) had expired.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

  • “First aid kit and/or fire extinguisher was not located in vehicle; kit and/or extinguisher was not mounted or secured if in passenger area. A first aid kit was not located in the vehicle used for transportation.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

5 more from this inspection
  • “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. Identifying information, including a photograph was not in the vehicle for each child being transported.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

  • “Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. One (1) employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

  • “Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. Emergency medical care information was not updated annually for one (1) child.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

  • “The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. Notification of smoking and tobacco restriction was not on file for four (4) children.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

  • “The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. One (1) staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Apr 10, 2025No rules cited
Nov 6, 20241 citation
  • “Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. An incident report did not include all the information required. It was stated that an ice pack was applied to a child but not documented on the incident report.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/15/2024

Oct 24, 2024No rules cited
Aug 29, 20245 citations
  • “All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. There was a cracked in the floor in the lobby.”

    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. The Safe Pick-up and Delivery Policy was not posted.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “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. Two staff do not have current First Aid on file.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/11/2024

  • “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. Two staff do not have current CPR on file.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/11/2024

1 more from this inspection
  • “The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Two staff members do not have the required training on file. One staff member did not complete the required training with in the required time frame.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/6/2024

May 16, 2024No rules cited
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
April 28, 2026
On file
8 visits since May 2024 — 3 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 24 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 2026 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · April 28, 2026

Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Two staff members required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/11/2026

Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. Emergency medical care information was not updated at least annually for one (1) child.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/11/2026

Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission for one (1) child.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/11/2026

A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The operator did not input new hires into the ABCMS within five business days.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/11/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004338 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Dec 2025 Unannounced visit 5 findings

Unannounced visit · December 3, 2025

New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Documentation of orientation was not on file for one (1) staff.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/9/2025

Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. Applications for employment was not on file for two (2) staff.

Violation corrected during visit

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. Four (4) staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/9/2025

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. Four (4) staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR appropriate to the age of children in care.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/9/2025

An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. (omit posting for centers located in a residence) Five (5) feeding plans were not posted for children in space 5a and 5b.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004338 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

May 2025 Unannounced visit 9 findings

Unannounced visit · May 15, 2025

Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom was not posted in space two (2).

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. Diaper cream in space three (3)was present without written authorization.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

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. Authorization for diaper cream located in space three (3) had expired.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

First aid kit and/or fire extinguisher was not located in vehicle; kit and/or extinguisher was not mounted or secured if in passenger area. A first aid kit was not located in the vehicle used for transportation.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

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. Identifying information, including a photograph was not in the vehicle for each child being transported.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. One (1) employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. Emergency medical care information was not updated annually for one (1) child.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. Notification of smoking and tobacco restriction was not on file for four (4) children.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/29/2025

The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. One (1) staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004338 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Apr 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Nov 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · November 6, 2024

Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. An incident report did not include all the information required. It was stated that an ice pack was applied to a child but not documented on the incident report.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/15/2024

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004338 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Oct 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Aug 2024 Unannounced visit 5 findings

Unannounced visit · August 29, 2024

All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. There was a cracked in the floor in the lobby.

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. The Safe Pick-up and Delivery Policy was not posted.

Violation corrected during visit

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. Two staff do not have current First Aid on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/11/2024

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. Two staff do not have current CPR on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/11/2024

The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Two staff members do not have the required training on file. One staff member did not complete the required training with in the required time frame.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/6/2024

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004338 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

May 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

(704) 551-1041

Address
6418 Park South Drive
License
60004338, active
Quality program
Five Star License

Run Childcare Network #55? Correct or add anything here, free.

Add what is missing
Sources and dates

Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.

State record

From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004338 under License Number, and open the result.
  • Who runs it — Checked September 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004338 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
  • Who runs it — Checked October 2026 schools.childcarenetwork.com
  • Who runs it — Checked October 2026 glencap.com

Childcare Network is run by Child Development Schools, which the private-equity firm Glencoe Capital lists among its current companies, an investment it made in May 2006. A Congressional Research Service report (R48252) names Glencoe as the majority owner. glencap.com

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.