Bessemer City · Licensed center

Community Christian Academy

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 3 of its 6 licensing inspections since May 2024.

Of the 81 Charlotte-area centers with 6 licensing inspections, 21% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this center did. 11% had rules cited at all 6, 10% at none.

Licensing inspections

Mar 3, 20262 citations
  • “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. One staff member, employed on December 2, 2021, one staff member employed on November 14, 2024, did not have verification of completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization on file.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/25/2026

  • “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. One staff member, employed on December 2, 2021, one staff member employed on November 14, 2024, did not have verification of completion of CPR training from an approved training organization on file.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/25/2026

Nov 17, 2025No rules cited
Nov 4, 20251 citation
  • “The child care provider that is a firm, partnership, association, or corporation, the chief executive officer or other person serving in like capacity or a person designated by the chief executive officer as responsible for the operation of the facility, did not complete criminal history background check. The Pastor/Registered Agent, F.R., had a qualification letter on file that expired on August 26, 2019.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/5/2025

Apr 3, 2025No rules cited
Nov 21, 2024No rules cited
May 16, 20247 citations
  • “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. One staff member employed 12/2/21 had a CPR certification on file that expired 11/2023.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2024

  • “Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child enrolled 1/29/21 had a medical report on file dated 3/26/24.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. One staff member employed 12/2/21 did not have verification of an annual review of the EPR plan on file.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2024

  • “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. A fire inspection was completed 9/8/22 and the next completed inspection was on 9/25/23.”

    Violation corrected during visit

3 more from this inspection
  • “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. One staff member employed 12/2/21 had a First Aid certificate on file that expired 11/2023.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2024

  • “Application for enrollment did not include all required information. One child enrolled 9/6/22, did not have all required information on the original application or the application completed 8/23/23.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2024

  • “The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The last documented review of the EPR plan by trained staff was dated June 16, 2022.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2024

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
March 3, 2026
On file
6 visits since May 2024 — 3 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 10 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.

Mar 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · March 3, 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. One staff member, employed on December 2, 2021, one staff member employed on November 14, 2024, did not have verification of completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/25/2026

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. One staff member, employed on December 2, 2021, one staff member employed on November 14, 2024, did not have verification of completion of CPR training from an approved training organization on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/25/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 36000568 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

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

Unannounced visit · November 4, 2025

The child care provider that is a firm, partnership, association, or corporation, the chief executive officer or other person serving in like capacity or a person designated by the chief executive officer as responsible for the operation of the facility, did not complete criminal history background check. The Pastor/Registered Agent, F.R., had a qualification letter on file that expired on August 26, 2019.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/5/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 36000568 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 nothing cited
May 2024 Unannounced visit 7 findings

Unannounced visit · May 16, 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. One staff member employed 12/2/21 had a CPR certification on file that expired 11/2023.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2024

Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child enrolled 1/29/21 had a medical report on file dated 3/26/24.

Violation corrected during visit

All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. One staff member employed 12/2/21 did not have verification of an annual review of the EPR plan on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2024

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. A fire inspection was completed 9/8/22 and the next completed inspection was on 9/25/23.

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. One staff member employed 12/2/21 had a First Aid certificate on file that expired 11/2023.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2024

Application for enrollment did not include all required information. One child enrolled 9/6/22, did not have all required information on the original application or the application completed 8/23/23.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2024

The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The last documented review of the EPR plan by trained staff was dated June 16, 2022.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2024

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 36000568 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

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How they teach

Play-based

“Our experienced teachers are dedicated to creating a fun and engaging curriculum that helps children learn through play and exploration.”

What it costs

Application fee
$325

A day here

Hours
Opens 6:00 AM

Policies

When a child is sick
Child must be picked up for fever of 100°F+ or vomiting; may not return until fever-free without medication for at least 24 hours

Details

(704) 629-2391

Website
communitychristianacademy.org
Address
616 Athenia Place
License
36000568, active

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All checked July 2026.

How they teach

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State record

From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

A day here

Policies

Details

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.