Mooresville · Licensed center
Discovery Point Mooresville
- Large center, licensed for 240 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 6 of its 14 licensing inspections since October 2024.
Of the 256 Charlotte-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, more than 99% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. Fewer than 1% had rules cited at all of them.
Licensing inspections
Sep 16, 20263 citations
“A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. All current staff were not linked to the facility's roster.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In space 7, one (1) diaper ointment and one (1) sunscreen authorization had expired.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Children's photographs were not attached to the emergency information located in the notebook on the buses. Corrected during the visit.”
Violation corrected during visit
Mar 11, 20263 citations
“A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. Three staff members were not added to the ABCMS staff roster for the facility.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/24/2026
“Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. Child's hands were not cleaned after nose wiping.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/24/2026
“Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Sleep chart was not complete for one infant.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/24/2026
Oct 8, 20258 citations
“Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. Diaper cream was used but an parent authorization form was not completed.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/14/2025
“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. Staff member hired on 6/23/25 the TB test was completed 6/27/25.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/14/2025
“A child's hands were not washed after each diaper change. One teacher did not was the hands of a toddler after diaper changing.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/14/2025
“Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Two diaper creams medication forms did not have all required information the amount to apply and the dates.”
Violation corrected during visit
4 more from this inspection
“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. Employee hired on 6/22/25 and the medical statement was completed 6/26/25.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/14/2025
“Application was not signed by the parent. Child enrolled on 8/4/25 does not have a signed application on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/14/2025
“Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child enrolled on 9/2/25 does not have a medical exam.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/14/2025
“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 hired on 8/25/25 signed the Shaken Baby Syndrome policy on 9/25/25.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/14/2025
Apr 22, 20253 citations
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. Space four and space seven had activity plans posted for the week of April 14th.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Three medication administration form/labels did not have the name of the medication listed.”
Violation corrected during visit
“A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.”
Violation corrected during visit
Mar 6, 20251 citation
“Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child began enrollment on 12/9/24 and medical assessment was completed on 1/20/25.”
Violation corrected during visit
Jan 9, 20252 citations
“Prohibited styrofoam and foam rubber products were accessible to children under 3 years of age and/or approved foam products were used without proper supervision. There was foam material wrapped with packaging tape around a metal pole in the infant/toddler OLE that was accessible to the children.”
Violation corrected during visit
“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. A staff member hired on 12/11/24 did not have a medical report in her file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/21/2025
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- September 16, 2026
- On file
- 14 visits since October 2024 — 8 cited nothing, 4 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 20 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 3 findings
Unannounced visit · September 16, 2026
A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. All current staff were not linked to the facility's roster.
Violation corrected during visit
Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In space 7, one (1) diaper ointment and one (1) sunscreen authorization had expired.
Violation corrected during visit
Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Children's photographs were not attached to the emergency information located in the notebook on the buses. Corrected during the visit.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000590 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2026 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · March 11, 2026
A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. Three staff members were not added to the ABCMS staff roster for the facility.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/24/2026
Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. Child's hands were not cleaned after nose wiping.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/24/2026
Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Sleep chart was not complete for one infant.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/24/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000590 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Oct 2025 Unannounced visit 8 findings
Unannounced visit · October 8, 2025
Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. Diaper cream was used but an parent authorization form was not completed.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/14/2025
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. Staff member hired on 6/23/25 the TB test was completed 6/27/25.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/14/2025
A child's hands were not washed after each diaper change. One teacher did not was the hands of a toddler after diaper changing.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/14/2025
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Two diaper creams medication forms did not have all required information the amount to apply and the dates.
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. Employee hired on 6/22/25 and the medical statement was completed 6/26/25.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/14/2025
Application was not signed by the parent. Child enrolled on 8/4/25 does not have a signed application on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/14/2025
Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child enrolled on 9/2/25 does not have a medical exam.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/14/2025
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 hired on 8/25/25 signed the Shaken Baby Syndrome policy on 9/25/25.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/14/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000590 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Apr 2025 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · April 22, 2025
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. Space four and space seven had activity plans posted for the week of April 14th.
Violation corrected during visit
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Three medication administration form/labels did not have the name of the medication listed.
Violation corrected during visit
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000590 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · March 6, 2025
Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child began enrollment on 12/9/24 and medical assessment was completed on 1/20/25.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000590 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jan 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · January 9, 2025
Prohibited styrofoam and foam rubber products were accessible to children under 3 years of age and/or approved foam products were used without proper supervision. There was foam material wrapped with packaging tape around a metal pole in the infant/toddler OLE that was accessible to the children.
Violation corrected during visit
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. A staff member hired on 12/11/24 did not have a medical report in her file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/21/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000590 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Address
- 126 Waterlynn Ridge Rd
- License
- 49000590, active
- Quality program
- Four 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 49000590 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 49000590 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
Large means the biggest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 591 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 163 to 528 children. Small is 11 to 50; medium is 51 to 162.