Huntersville · Licensed center

Christian Montessori School Of Lake Norman

Medium Montessori center, licensed for 80 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since July 2025.

Of the 27 Charlotte-area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 37% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this center did. 15% had rules cited at all 5, 15% at none.

Licensing inspections

Jul 22, 202611 citations

“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. In space #6, there were 2 aerosol cans in an unlocked cabinet.”
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 staff member did not have a TB report on file. Two staff members completed their TB after employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/4/2026
“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. A staff member does not have a current first aid training.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/14/2026
“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. A staff member does not a current CPR training.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/14/2026

7 more from this inspection

“Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child's file did not have a health assessment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/4/2026
“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. The facility has not completed a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/4/2026
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space #6, there was no current activity plan posted.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/4/2026
“Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. A staff member does not have an application on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/4/2026
“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 staff member did not have a medical report on file. Two staff members completed their medical after employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/4/2026
“The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. A staff member does not have a signed acknowledgment of the policy on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/4/2026
“Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. A staff member has not completed all the health and safety trainings within one year of employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/4/2026

Jan 13, 2026No rules cited

Dec 9, 2025No rules cited

Sep 11, 20252 citations

“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 staff member hired on 7/21/2025 did not have a medical report on file for verification during today's visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/16/2025
“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 staff member hired on 7/21/2025 did not have a TB Test or Screening for me to verify during today's visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/16/2025

Jul 31, 2025No rules cited

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit: July 22, 2026
On file: 5 visits since July 2025 — 3 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
Fixed?: All 13 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.

Jul 2026 Unannounced visit 11 findings

Unannounced visit · July 22, 2026

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. In space #6, there were 2 aerosol cans in an unlocked cabinet.

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 staff member did not have a TB report on file. Two staff members completed their TB after employment.