Charlotte · Licensed center
Children Of The World Learning Center
- Small Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 36 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 9 licensing inspections since September 2023.
Of the 51 Charlotte-area centers with 9 licensing inspections, 10% had rules cited at 4 of them, as this center did. 2% had rules cited at all 9.
Licensing inspections
Sep 17, 20262 citations
“Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last fire drill was conducted at the end of the school year June 2026.”
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. Both classrooms storage closets were unlocked and there was generic pain reliver PM, and aeresol can of air freshener, and shaving cream.”
Violation corrected during visit
Sep 23, 20251 citation
“Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. Fire inspection was completed on 09-03-25, consultant received at the visit.”
Violation corrected during visit
Sep 25, 20242 citations
“Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Two staff were missing the health questionnaire, and one was missing the medical form.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/7/2024
“Application did not have a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. Child with mild peanut allergy did. It have a form on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/7/2024
Sep 19, 20237 citations
“Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The monthly playground inspection was not observed documented for the month of September 2023.”
Violation corrected during visit
“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. A new staff member hired on 8/15/2023 did not complete this requirement prior to employment. The new staff member received the medical report on 8/25/2023.”
Violation corrected during visit
“On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. A new staff member hired on 8/15/2023 did not complete this health requirement prior to employment. The new staff member received a read TB Test on 8/25/2023.”
Violation corrected during visit
“All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Two (2) staff members (hired on 8/15/23 and 7/19/2023) did not have a completed annual health questionnaire on file during today's visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/3/2023
3 more from this inspection
“New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. One new staff member hired 07/19/2023 did not have a completed documented orientation sheet on file during today's visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/3/2023
“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 staff member S.M)(hired on 8/17/2022 did not have receipt of receiving the required Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/3/2023
“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 (3) children's files did not contain parents signatures acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/3/2023
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- September 17, 2026
- On file
- 9 visits since September 2023 — 5 cited nothing, 4 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 12 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 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · September 17, 2026
Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last fire drill was conducted at the end of the school year June 2026.
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. Both classrooms storage closets were unlocked and there was generic pain reliver PM, and aeresol can of air freshener, and shaving cream.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004288 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · September 23, 2025
Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. Fire inspection was completed on 09-03-25, consultant received at the visit.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004288 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · September 25, 2024
Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Two staff were missing the health questionnaire, and one was missing the medical form.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/7/2024
Application did not have a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. Child with mild peanut allergy did. It have a form on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/7/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004288 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2023 Unannounced visit 7 findings
Unannounced visit · September 19, 2023
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The monthly playground inspection was not observed documented for the month of September 2023.
Violation corrected during visit
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
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. A new staff member hired on 8/15/2023 did not complete this requirement prior to employment. The new staff member received the medical report on 8/25/2023.
Violation corrected during visit
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. A new staff member hired on 8/15/2023 did not complete this health requirement prior to employment. The new staff member received a read TB Test on 8/25/2023.
Violation corrected during visit
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Two (2) staff members (hired on 8/15/23 and 7/19/2023) did not have a completed annual health questionnaire on file during today's visit.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/3/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. One new staff member hired 07/19/2023 did not have a completed documented orientation sheet on file during today's visit.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/3/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
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 staff member S.M)(hired on 8/17/2022 did not have receipt of receiving the required Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/3/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
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 (3) children's files did not contain parents signatures acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/3/2023
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004288 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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How they teach
Creative Curriculum and bilingual
“our teachers integrate critical thinking, literacy, the arts, and other components of the Creative Curriculum for Preschool.”
Who cares for your child
Maria Cardarelli (Director) since 2018, Mayra Galindo (Teacher, Red Room) since 2025, Diana Aguirre (Teacher, Blue Room), 4 years in early childhood and Yennifer Mahecha-Ramirez (Teacher, Blue Room), 8 years in early childhood.
Of 745 Charlotte-area providers, 30 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of 22 years.
A day here
- Schedule
- half-day
Details
- Address
- 6030 Albemarle Road
- License
- 60004288, active
- Quality program
- Four Star License
- Established
- 2018
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 childrenoftheworldlearningcenter.org
Who cares for your child
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 childrenoftheworldlearningcenter.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004288 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website — Checked July 2026 childrenoftheworldlearningcenter.org
- Established — Checked July 2026 childrenoftheworldlearningcenter.org
Small means the smallest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 591 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 11 to 50 children. Medium is 51 to 162; large is 163 to 528.