Monroe · Licensed center
Creative Care Christian Preschool
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 101 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 6 licensing inspections since November 2023.
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 30, 20262 citations
“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. Staff member K.A.C. did not have, on file, a TB test stating they were free of active TB.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. A child did not have an updated form giving standing permission to give perscribed medication.”
Violation corrected during visit
May 10, 20242 citations
“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, JF, did not complete the required training within 90 days of employment: 12/12/2023.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/10/2024
“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 the foyer area where the children enter the building there was one aerosol air freshener that was on the welcome table under the parent board. This was secured and removed, placed in locked storage during the visit.”
Violation corrected during visit
Nov 7, 20237 citations
“Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Of the four children that had medication on site one child did not have a permission form completed and the other child's permission form had just been signed by parent with no information on when or how to administer medication (See children's worksheets).”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
“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. Six staff files were monitored and two staff did not have certifications for First Aid.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
“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. Six staff files were monitored and two staff did not have certifications for CPR.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
“The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. At the bottom of the slide in Playground #2 there was mulch, but the depth of surfacing material did not meet the required 6 inches.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
3 more from this inspection
“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. Six staff files were monitored, and one staff did not have their medical report maintained separately.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
“All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Six staff files were monitored, and one staff person did not have the required annual health questionnaire (see staff and training worksheet.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
“Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Six staff files were reviewed, and one staff file did not have current emergency information (see staff and training worksheets).”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- March 30, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since November 2023 — 3 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 11 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 30, 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. Staff member K.A.C. did not have, on file, a TB test stating they were free of active TB.
Violation corrected during visit
Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. A child did not have an updated form giving standing permission to give perscribed medication.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000425 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
May 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · May 10, 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. One staff, JF, did not complete the required training within 90 days of employment: 12/12/2023.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/10/2024
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 the foyer area where the children enter the building there was one aerosol air freshener that was on the welcome table under the parent board. This was secured and removed, placed in locked storage during the visit.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000425 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Nov 2023 Unannounced visit 7 findings
Unannounced visit · November 7, 2023
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Of the four children that had medication on site one child did not have a permission form completed and the other child's permission form had just been signed by parent with no information on when or how to administer medication (See children's worksheets).
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
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. Six staff files were monitored and two staff did not have certifications for First Aid.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
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. Six staff files were monitored and two staff did not have certifications for CPR.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. At the bottom of the slide in Playground #2 there was mulch, but the depth of surfacing material did not meet the required 6 inches.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
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. Six staff files were monitored, and one staff did not have their medical report maintained separately.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Six staff files were monitored, and one staff person did not have the required annual health questionnaire (see staff and training worksheet.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Six staff files were reviewed, and one staff file did not have current emergency information (see staff and training worksheets).
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2023
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000425 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 and faith-based
“Preschool children are provided with both indoor and outdoor free-play and developmentally appropriate play-based instruction to help children strengthen and learn a variety of skills.”
What it costs
$500 to $520 a month
Charlotte-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
- Part time
- $460 a month
- Application fee
- $300
A day here
- Hours
- 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, 5 days a week, school year
- Meals
- Parents pack lunch and snacks from home (no soda or chocolate); lunches cannot be refrigerated or microwaved; a separate labeled PM snack is required for children staying past 1:30pm
- Outdoors
- Children go outside every day unless weather is severe (cold and snow are not considered severe)
- Sleep
- State-required rest time for all children under 5, typically 1:30-3:30pm; sleeping is optional but children must be still and quiet; parents provide a Regalo Portable Cot
- Updates for parents
- Communication via the Brightwheel app (sign-in/out, billing, messages), a daily student agenda, a weekly folder, classroom bulletin boards, and a monthly newsletter/calendar
- Schedule
- Half-day Early Education Program (9:30am-1:30pm) with optional Morning Program (7:00-9:30am) and Afterschool Program (1:30-5:30pm) wraparound care; full-week (5 days) and part-week (2-3 days) enrollment options
- Closed
- 10 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
Closed for Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving (Wed-Fri), Winter Break (Dec 22-Jan 2), MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Spring Break (Apr 6-10), Memorial Day, plus periodic teacher workdays
Policies
- When a child is sick
- Children must stay home until 24 hours after their last symptom (fever-free without fever-reducing medication); fever threshold 100.4°F
- Biting
- Staff intervene immediately, notify parents of all children involved, and track patterns; if biting continues after several weeks the school meets with parents, removes the child from the environment, and may seek outside professional help
Details
- Website
- creativecarenc.org
- Address
- 4823 Old Charlotte Hwy
- License
- 90000425, active
- Ages they serve
- 2 through 5 years old (Early Education Program: 2 Year Olds, 3 Year Olds, and 4 & 5 Year Old Pre-Kindergarten)
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 creativecarenc.org/…/30faa0_1a3baa9f28744058b6577b8908dc29de.pdf
- Approach — Checked July 2026 creativecarenc.org/morning-afterschool-program
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price, Application fee — Checked July 2026 creativecarenc.org
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Outdoors, Sleep, Updates for parents, Calendar, Closed — Checked July 2026 creativecarenc.org/…/30faa0_1a3baa9f28744058b6577b8908dc29de.pdf
- Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 creativecarenc.org
Policies
- When a child is sick, Biting — Checked July 2026 creativecarenc.org/…/30faa0_1a3baa9f28744058b6577b8908dc29de.pdf
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 90000425 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website — Checked July 2026 creativecarenc.org
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 creativecarenc.org
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 90000425 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
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.