Statesville · Licensed center
Crayolitas Childcare Center
- Small center, licensed for 31 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 8 licensing inspections since October 2023.
Of the 74 Charlotte-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 15% had rules cited at 4 of them, as this center did. 1% had rules cited at all 8.
Licensing inspections
Jan 30, 20251 citation
“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medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space 3, an emergency medication expired November 2024.”
Violation corrected during visit
Sep 10, 20241 citation
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space 3, there were spots of chipping paint on the baseboards of the wall.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2024
Dec 11, 20231 citation
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The current lesson plans were not posted for the week.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/11/2023
Oct 31, 20232 citations
“A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On the outdoor playground, the lattice surrounding the air conditioning unit was falling off, and one screw was protruding out of the wood that the lattice was attached.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/3/2023
“Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. The menu for October 2023 did not document all the food components to comply with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. There was one day on the menu that was missing a third component for breakfast, and four days on the menu that was missing a vegetable and fruit, or two vegetables for lunch.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/3/2023
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State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- July 21, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since October 2023 — 4 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 5 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.
Jan 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · January 30, 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. In space 3, an emergency medication expired November 2024.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000580 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · September 10, 2024
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space 3, there were spots of chipping paint on the baseboards of the wall.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000580 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Dec 2023 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · December 11, 2023
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The current lesson plans were not posted for the week.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/11/2023
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000580 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Oct 2023 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · October 31, 2023
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On the outdoor playground, the lattice surrounding the air conditioning unit was falling off, and one screw was protruding out of the wood that the lattice was attached.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/3/2023
Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. The menu for October 2023 did not document all the food components to comply with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. There was one day on the menu that was missing a third component for breakfast, and four days on the menu that was missing a vegetable and fruit, or two vegetables for lunch.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/3/2023
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000580 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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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
- Address
- 2133 Old Mountain Road
- License
- 49000580, active
- Quality program
- Three Star License
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State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 49000580 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 49000580 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
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.